mid-15c., with agent-noun ending + Middle English eavesdrop, from Old English yfesdrype "place around a house where the rainwater drips off the roof," from eave (q.v.) + drip (v.). Technically, "one who stands at walls or windows to overhear what's going on inside."
雙語例句
1. Now that there is one, the eavesdropper's days may be numbered.
既然現在有這樣的設備了, 偷窺者的好日子將屈指可數.
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2. In transit, this information is scrambled and unintelligible to any eavesdropper.
在傳輸過程, 對該信息進行編碼,使竊聽者無法獲知真正的內容.
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3. Eve is the name that cryptographers give to an eavesdropper.
而在量子加密法中,“伊芙”可以截取傳輸信息么?
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4. I admit, I'm an eavesdropper.
我承認, 我是個偷聽者.
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5. The receiver should be able to detect an eavesdropper and take appropriate countermeasures.