Informant 和 Informer 在表示"告发/举报人"时的用法辨析如下:
1. Informant(更中性)
-- 强调"信息提供者"的基本属性
-- 多用于正式场合(学术研究/官方调查)
-- 常见搭配:key informant(关键线人),police informant(警方线人)
-- 例句:The anthropologist prote ...(以上内容有节略,please sign in for more)
主题笔记
word-vs-word-cn
【Informant】 is a person who gives information.
- We just learned that the 【informant】 was our neighbor.
【Informer】 is a person who is paid for information about others.
- The 【informer】 testified against Frank.