"informer" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 線人
• 告密者

Definition

祕密向警方或權威機構提供他人信息的人，通常涉及非法或不誠實的行為。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於法律、警方等正式場合，常帶負面意義。口語可用“告密者”。不適用於中立或正面提供資訊的人。

Examples

The police arrested the thief with help from an informer.

警方在一名**線人**的幫助下逮捕了小偷。

The informer gave information about the gang.

**線人**提供了關於團夥的信息。

Everyone was afraid there was an informer in the group.

大家都害怕小組裡有**告密者**。

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

他祕密當了多年**線人**，直到有人發現。

Nobody trusts an informer once their identity is revealed.

一旦身份暴露，沒人再信任這個**告密者**。

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

關於我們中可能有**線人**的謠言迅速傳開來。