(a) = cloak and sword adj.; (b) of, concerned with, or characteristic of espionage, secrecy, intrigue, etc.; hence in various allusive phrases; hence…
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释义 | the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > [adjective] > of the nature of spying (3) cloak and dagger1841 (a) = cloak and sword adj.; (b) of, concerned with, or characteristic of espionage, secrecy, intrigue, etc.; hence in various allusive phrases; hence… Orient Express1883 a luxurious train, popularly associated with espionage and intrigue, which ran (from 1883 to 1977) between Paris and Istanbul and other Balkan… spooky1975 Of or relating to spies or espionage. U.S. slang. |
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