dead drop
dead drop — 名詞
1. a secret place agreed upon in advance, where a spy or agent leaves something suc
死點
情報人員預先約定的祕密物品交換處
a secret place agreed upon in advance, where a spy or agent leaves something such as documents, money, or equipment for another person to collect, without the two people ever meeting face to face
Theo left the encrypted USB drive in a dead drop behind the garden wall.
Theo 把加密的隨身碟藏在花園牆後的死點裡。
leave [object] in a dead drop
Every Tuesday morning, Daichi checked the dead drop inside the museum for new instructions.
每週二早上，Daichi 都會去博物館內的死點查看是否有新指示。
check a dead drop for [purpose]
The dead drop beneath the statue contained a map and two sets of keys.
雕像底下的死點裡面放著一張地圖和兩把鑰匙。
Mayumi used an old can as a dead drop to pass messages to her contact.
Mayumi 用一個舊罐子當作死點，用來跟聯絡人傳遞訊息。
The agent placed the cash in a dead drop at the airport luggage counter.
情報人員把現金放在機場行李櫃檯的一個死點裡。
- drop point
a more general term; can refer to any prearranged exchange location, not necessarily secret
- dead letter box
the standard British intelligence term for the same concept; 'dead mailbox' in US usage
- dead site
alternate US intelligence terminology; less common in popular culture
用法筆記
Typically used with location prepositions such as 'in', 'at', 'under', 'behind'. Common in the construction 'use [location or object] as a dead drop'. Frequently appears in spy fiction, journalism about intelligence operations, and cybersecurity discussions.