tình báo viên
Definition
- Noun:
- Intelligence agent: A person who is employed to collect and report secret information, especially about a foreign government or organization.
- Spy: A person who secretly gathers and transmits confidential information.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Tình báo viên đó đã hoạt động ở nước ngoài trong nhiều năm. (That intelligence agent operated abroad for many years.)
- Họ nghi ngờ một tình báo viên đang làm việc trong nhà máy. (They suspect a spy is working in the factory.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is formal and official, typically used in contexts of state or military intelligence.
- It implies a professional role within an intelligence-gathering organization.
Variants and Related Words
- Điệp viên (n): A synonym for spy, often with a stronger connotation of covert action and espionage.
- Anh ta bị bắt vì là một điệp viên. (He was arrested for being a spy.)
- Nhân viên tình báo (n): Intelligence officer; a more general term for personnel working in intelligence.
Synonyms
- Spy: A person who secretly collects information.
- Agent: A person acting on behalf of an intelligence service.
- Operative: A member of an intelligence organization engaged in secret work.
Related Idioms
- : To engage in intelligence work.
- Ông ấy từng làm tình báo trong chiến tranh. (He used to do intelligence work during the war.)