“吹哨人”起源原来是这个

“吹哨人”英文为

Whistleblower [wslblor]

Whistle 有“哨子”的意思

Blow 有“吹”的意思

所以 Whistleblower 的字面意思为“吹哨人”

起源

Whistleblower 一开始是指吹哨子的人。后来，它与监督体育赛事的裁判联系在一起。不久之后，“吹哨”一词就有了隐喻性的含义，即“引起对犯罪活动、秘密等事物的注意。这时，Whistleblower自然而然地引申为现在的“吹哨人”、“告密人“。

例句

Because the whistleblower knew that his coworkers were stealing money from the company, he conveyed the information to higherups.

因为告密者知道他的同事在偷公司的钱，所以他把消息转达给了高层。

A whistleblower sent an anonymous note to the governor to let him know that the mayor was involved in illegal activities.

一名告密者给州长发了一封匿名信，让他知道市长参与了非法活动。

致敬所有勇敢的“吹哨人”