telltale

/ˈtɛlteɪl/· adjective

科技/安防B2

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Chinese meaning

泄露真相的;一望即知的

泄xiè露lòu真zhēn相xiàng的de(迹jì象xiàng)

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卫wèi星xīng探tàn测cè到dào暴bào露lù核hé装zhuāng置zhì的de信xìn号hào

Example

A shoebox-sized detector satellite could identify the telltale signal of a hidden nuclear device

一颗鞋盒大小的探测卫星,能识别隐藏核装置泄露的信号。

Source: Nature

Background ✎

Nature报bào道dào:鞋xié盒hé大dà小xiǎo的de探tàn测cè卫wèi星xīng有yǒu望wàng识shí别bié隐yǐn藏cáng核hé装zhuāng置zhì的de信xìn号hào,助zhù力lì核hé不bù扩kuò散sàn监jiān测cè。

Roots · etymology

源自 tell(说)+tale(故事传闻)

  • tell(说出)+tale(故事/传闻)

Collocations

  • telltale sign / telltale signal / telltale evidence

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