"informer" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 线人
• 告密者

Definition

秘密向警方或权威机构提供他人信息的人，通常涉及非法或不诚实的行为。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于法律、警察等正式场合，常带负面含义。口语中可用“告密者”。不用于中性或正面的信息提供者。

Examples

The police arrested the thief with help from an informer.

警方在一名**线人**的帮助下逮捕了小偷。

The informer gave information about the gang.

**线人**提供了关于团伙的信息。

Everyone was afraid there was an informer in the group.

大家都害怕小组里有**告密者**。

He acted secretly as an informer for years before anyone found out.

他秘密当了多年**线人**，直到有人发现。

Nobody trusts an informer once their identity is revealed.

一旦身份暴露，没人再信任这个**告密者**。

Rumors spread quickly that there might be an informer among us.

关于我们中可能有**线人**的谣言迅速传播开来。