"informant" 怎么发音
word
/ˌɪnˈfɔɹmənt/
in-FOR-muhnt
/ɪnfˈɔːmənt/
in-FAW-muhnt
释义
A person who secretly gives information, especially to the police or authorities. In linguistics, it can also mean someone who provides native language data to researchers.
IPA 音标
美式英语
/ˌɪnˈfɔɹmənt/
英式英语
/ɪnfˈɔːmənt/
简化发音
美式
in-FOR-muhnt
英式
in-FAW-muhnt
语境中听
The police interviewed the informant to get more details about the case.
An informant told the journalists about the secret meeting.
The detective relied on the informant for important leads.
After weeks of silence, the informant finally called back with new information.