c. 1600, "overseer, superintendent," from Latin inspector, agent noun from past participle stem of inspicere (see inspection). As a police ranking between sergeant and superintendent, it dates from 1840. Related: Inspectorial. Of the 18c. feminine formations, inspectrix (1715) is earlier than inspectress (1785).
双语例句
1. The Inspector remembered her as a small, mousy woman, invariably worried.
检察官记得,她是一个矮小、羞怯、总是闷闷不乐的人。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Inspector Banbury came up to see her, but she sent him away.
班伯里巡官过来看她,却被她打发走了。
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3. The Inspector took out a handker-chief and mopped his brow.
检察员掏出手帕,擦了擦眉头。
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4. "I don't understand," the Inspector mumbled, passing a hand through his hair.
“我不明白,”巡官一边嘟囔道,一边用手捋了一下头发。
来自柯林斯例句
5. The story is told through the eyes of Inspector Simon Potter.