2017年5月20日 星期六

identity, informant, informeri, nubile , animadvert, around the clock

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Killing C.I.A. Informants, China Crippled U.S. Spying


  • China killed or jailed at least 18 C.I.A. informants between 2010 and 2012, former American officials said.
  • The effort was described as one of the worst intelligence breaches in decades, and the debate over how it happened remains unresolved.

NY CRIME 'Sabu' Hacker Was a Model Informant

As soon as he was caught, an influential computer hacker agreed to become a government informant and "literally worked around the clock" to help federal agents.

Animadvert - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster ...

Origin of ANIMADVERT. Latin animadvertere to pay attention to, censure, from animum advertere, literally, to turn the mind to. First Known Use: 15th century ...

Nubile - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Definition of NUBILE. 1. : of marriageable condition or age. 2. : sexually attractive —used of a young woman. — nu·bil·i·ty \nü-ˈbi-lə-tē, nyü-\ noun. See nubile ...

1944年1月2日 American Council of Learned Societies 年會討論 language teaching

頁193:胡適日記全集, 第 8 卷: 1940-1952

EBay is remaking its e-commerce marketplace to combat declining sales. But the strategy has fostered an identity crisis.


identity
 
noun [C or U]
who a person is, or the qualities of a person or group which make them different from others:
The man's identity was being kept secret while he was helping police with enquiries.
I cannot reveal the identity of my source.
The informant was given a new identity (= a different name and new official documents) for protection.
The newspaper photo apparently showed him in Rome but it was a case of mistaken identity (= it was the wrong person).
In prison people often suffer from a loss of identity.
I think my job gives me a sense of identity.

inform
verb [T]
to tell someone about particular facts:
The name of the dead man will not be released until his relatives have been informed.
Why wasn't I informed about this earlier?
Walters was not properly informed of the reasons for her arrest.
[+ that] I informed my boss that I was going to be away next week.

informant
noun [C]
someone who gives information to another person or organization:
a police/secret informant
Our survey is based on information from over 200 informants.

information
noun [U] (INFORMAL info)
facts about a situation, person, event, etc:
Do you have any information about/on train times?
I read an interesting bit/piece of information in the newspaper.
For further information (= if you want to know more), please contact your local library.
[+ that] We have reliable information that a strike is planned next month.

informational
adjective
containing information

informative
adjective
providing a lot of useful information:
This is an interesting and highly informative book.

informed
adjective
having a lot of knowledge or information about something:
an informed choice/opinion
The school promised to keep parents informed about the situation.
Elizabeth is remarkably well-informed.

informer 
noun [C]
a person who gives information in secret, especially to the police:
Most police informers receive a reward for their information.

i・den・ti・ty



 ━━ n. 同一であること; 極度の類似性; 本人であること(の証明), 身元; 個性, 独自性; (物の)正体; 【心】アイデンティティ; 【コンピュータ】同値, 識別情報; 【数】恒等(式), 単位元.
 establish …'s identity 人が本人であることを確認する, 人の身元を確認する.
 identity-based database 【コンピュータ】同値にもとづくデータベース.
 identity card [certificate] =identification card. 身份證
 identity crisis 【心】アイデンティティ危機.
 identity disc 〔英〕 =identification tag.


Amartya Sen, 'The Argumentative Indian'
將 identity 翻譯成 "身份"或"特性"。  後者待查。






informant

(ĭn-fôr'mənt) pronunciation
n.
    1. One that gives information.
    2. One who informs against others; an informer.
  1. One who furnishes linguistic or cultural information to a researcher.楊聯陞等人以音佛們 稱呼美國陸軍的特別訓練班 (哈佛大學)

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