Dreye權威釋義|eavesdrop

vi.

竊聽

n.

屋簷上流下來的水

衍生

n.

eavesdropper

辨析

同義參見:

listen

以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》

v.

(eavesdrops, eavesdropping, eavesdropped)

secretly listen to a conversation.

Derivative

eavesdropper n.

Etymology

C17: back-form. from eavesdropper (ME), from the obs. noun eavesdrop ‘the ground on to which water drips from the eaves’, prob. from ON upsardropi.

以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》