"informant" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 线人
• 举报人

Definition

秘密地向警方或当局提供信息的人。在语言学中，也指为研究者提供母语数据的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于警方或情报领域，指秘密提供信息的人。语言学中是中性词。俚语如“告密者”带有贬义。应根据具体语境选择合适表达。

Examples

The police interviewed the informant to get more details about the case.

警方采访了**线人**以获取更多关于案件的信息。

An informant told the journalists about the secret meeting.

一名**举报人**告诉记者有关秘密会议的事情。

The detective relied on the informant for important leads.

侦探依靠**线人**提供重要线索。

After weeks of silence, the informant finally called back with new information.

沉默数周后，**线人**终于打电话回来提供新情况。

The gang suspected there was an informant among them.

帮派怀疑他们中间有**线人**。

For her research, the linguist worked closely with a local informant who spoke the dialect fluently.

研究时，语言学家与一位能说方言的本地**信息提供者**密切合作。