| 单词 | counterintelligence |
| 释义 | counterintelligence (once / 32118 pages) n Information and activity that helps to expose or eliminate spying or terrorist threats is counterintelligence. One of the things the CIA is responsible for is counterintelligence. Governments spy on each other, and the action of spying is called intelligence or espionage. When a country works to oppose or uncover spying, it's counterintelligence, or counterespionage. In the United States, both the CIA and the FBI have counterintelligence units. The word has been used since 1940, from counter, "against," and intelligence, from the Latin intelligentia, "power of discerning." The sense of intelligence as "secret information from spies" dates from the 16th century. WORD FAMILYintelligence: counterintelligence, intelligences+/intelligent: intelligence, intelligentest, intelligently, unintelligent/unintelligent: unintelligently USAGE EXAMPLESSitting before the House Intelligence Committee was a senior FBI counterintelligence official. Washington Post(Dec 10, 2016) In recent years, intelligence agencies have begun to bolster the five-year reviews with “continuous evaluation,” said Mr. Evanina, the counterintelligence chief. New York Times(Oct 29, 2016) In recent years, intelligence agencies have begun to bolster the five-year reviews with “continuous evaluation,” said Evanina, the counterintelligence chief. Seattle Times(Oct 29, 2016) n intelligence activities concerned with identifying and counteracting the threat to security posed by hostile intelligence organizations or by individuals engaged in espionage or sabotage or subversion or terrorism Hypo|Hyper counterespionage spying on the spies security intelligenceintelligence on the identity and capability and intentions of hostile individuals or organizations that may be engaged in espionage or sabotage or subversion or terrorism censoring, censorship, security reviewcounterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy countersubversionthe aspect of counterintelligence designed to detect and prevent subversive activities counter-sabotagecounterintelligence designed to detect and counteract sabotage military censorshipall types of censorship conducted by personnel of the armed forces national censorshipcensorship under civil authority of communications entering or leaving of crossing the borders of the United States or its territories or possessions intelligence, intelligence activity, intelligence operation the operation of gathering information about an enemy |
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