释义 |
ˌcounter-inˈtelligence [intelligence 7 c.] The activity of preventing the enemy from obtaining secret information; the agency or service engaged in this activity; = counter-espionage. Also attrib.
1940S. Thomas S-2 in Action 119 These are but the elementals of counter-intelligence. 1949J. F. Embree in M. Fortes Social Struct. 216 Members of various divisions..concerned with such matters as counter-intelligence. 1955Bull. Atomic Sci. Apr. 130/2 The threat of espionage must be assessed for what it is, and countermeasures taken by security and counterintelligence. 1957New Yorker 26 Oct. 106/2 Investigation by counter-intelligence officers. |