"informants" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 線人
• 資訊提供者

Definition

祕密地向警方、安全機構或研究人員提供重要資訊的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Informants” 多用於法律、警方或學術調查場合。犯罪語境下指“警方線人”。語言學／人類學中則指資料提供者。比“告密者”、“間諜”等詞語更正式中性。

Examples

The police have several informants in the city.

警方在這座城市有好幾個**線人**。

The researchers interviewed informants from the local community.

研究人員採訪了當地社區的**資訊提供者**。

Some informants help solve crimes.

一些**線人**幫助破案。

Without informants, the investigation would have stalled.

沒有**線人**，調查早就停滯了。

The journalist protected her informants at all costs.

這位記者不惜一切代價保護她的**線人**。

Many informants refuse to reveal their names to stay safe.

很多**線人**為了安全不願透露姓名。