detective/dɪ'tektɪv/

n. a person whose job is to discover who is responsible for a crime

n. [C] 侦探：She hired a private detective to find out the truth. 她雇了一个私人侦探去查明真相。

◇a detective story/novel 侦探故事/小说

构词de（反向）+ tect（覆盖）+ -ive→揭开密事者

同根 architect; protect

音组-ective/-'ektɪv/

detective; subjective; objective