detective
detective — 名詞
- detectivesingular
- detectivesplural
1. a member of the police who specialises in solving crimes by examining clues and
刑警；探員
負責調查犯罪、蒐集證據的警察
a member of the police who specialises in solving crimes by examining clues and interviewing people involved
Detective Vivek studied the fingerprints found on the stolen car.
Vivek 探員仔細研究被竊車輛上的指紋。
detective + studies + evidence (fingerprints)
The young detective asked the shop owner what time the robbery happened.
年輕的刑警詢問店員搶案發生的時間。
detective + asks + witness — typical investigation verb
After six weeks of work, Detective Kwame finally arrested the main suspect.
經過六週的努力，Kwame 探員終於逮捕了主要嫌疑人。
My neighbour's daughter wants to become a detective when she grows up.
我鄰居的女兒長大後想當刑警。
Detectives from three different police departments worked together on the case.
來自三個不同警察局的刑警聯手偵辦此案。
detective + from [department] — shows work affiliation
- detective investigates
- detective examines
- detective questions
- detective solves
- detective arrests
- investigator
broader term — can be a detective, but also refers to other roles (insurance investigator, private investigator)
- inspector
often a specific rank in some police forces; more formal than 'detective'
常見錯誤
2. a word placed before a police rank such as Sergeant or Inspector to show the off
偵查（警銜）
警隊中負責偵查的職級頭銜
a word placed before a police rank such as Sergeant or Inspector to show the officer works on investigating crimes
Detective Sergeant Heloísa assigned each officer a different area of the city to check.
Heloísa 偵查警長指派每位警員負責市內不同的區域進行盤查。
Detective Sergeant — specific rank title
The promotion to Detective Inspector meant a transfer to a larger station.
晉升為偵查督察意味著要調到更大的分局。
Please address the letter to Detective Chief Inspector Brandon Okafor.
請將信件寄給 Brandon Okafor 偵查總督察。
Detective Chief Inspector — full rank title
Detective Constable Walid was the first officer to arrive at the crime scene.
Walid 偵查警員是第一個抵達案發現場的警察。
- Detective Sergeant
- Detective Inspector
- Detective Constable
- Detective Chief Inspector
用法筆記
Always appears before another rank word (Constable, Sergeant, Inspector, Chief Inspector) as part of a full title. The combination is usually capitalised when used as a named role.
常見錯誤
3. a person who is paid by a client to find information about people, businesses, o
私家偵探
受僱調查個人或公司資訊的非警察人員
a person who is paid by a client to find information about people, businesses, or personal matters, usually not working for the police
The family hired a private detective to find their missing uncle.
這家人聘請了一名私家偵探尋找失蹤的叔叔。
private detective — common full phrase
Private detective Nia followed the man for three days to take photographs.
私家偵探 Nia 跟蹤那名男子三天以便拍照。
A detective charged the insurance company six hundred dollars for the background check.
一名偵探向保險公司收取六百美元進行背景調查。
detective + charged + client — shows commercial nature
Before the internet, private detectives spent hours looking through old court records in libraries.
在網際網路普及之前，私家偵探常常花好幾個小時在圖書館翻查舊法院紀錄。
- private detective
- hire a detective
- detective follows
- detective investigates
- detective charges
- private investigator
more formal and precise term for the same role
- private eye
informal, commonly used in stories and films
- PI
abbreviation, used in informal contexts
用法筆記
Often preceded by 'private' to distinguish from a police detective. In casual speech, 'private eye' or 'PI' are common alternatives.
常見錯誤
detective — 形容詞
- detectivepositive
- more detectivecomparative
- most detectivesuperlative
1. relating to detectives, their methods, or the solving of crimes through investig
偵探的；辦案
與偵探工作或辦案有關的
relating to detectives, their methods, or the solving of crimes through investigation
The old bookshop sold detective novels written in the 1930s.
這間舊書店出售一九三〇年代寫的偵探小說。
detective novel — common collocation for fiction genre
Dahlia wore a detective badge on her hat during the costume party.
Dahlia 在變裝派對上戴著一枚偵探徽章在帽子上。
Sahil used his detective skills to find the lost dog within two hours.
Sahil 運用他的偵探技巧在兩小時內就找到了走失的狗。
detective skills — collocation for investigative ability
The film follows a detective agency that specialises in cases of fraud.
這部電影講述一家專門調查詐騙案件的偵探社。
Élise loves reading detective stories before bed every night.
Élise 每天晚上睡前都喜歡讀偵探故事。
detective story — another common collocation
- detective novel
- detective story
- detective work
- detective agency
- detective skills
- detective badge
- investigative
broader; can refer to any kind of investigation, not just crime
同根字
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- detective work
- detective story
- detective novel
- detective agency
- detective skills
常用片語
- police detective
- private detective
介系詞搭配
- detective with [the city police]
- detective from [a department]
- detective on [a case]