detection
/dɪˈtekʃən/noun
mass noun
1- the action or process of identifying the presence of something concealed(对隐匿之物的)发现, 察觉:
the early detection of fetal abnormalities.
对胎儿畸形的早期发现。
1.1
- the work of a detective in investigating a crime(侦探对罪行的)侦查:
as modifier the detection rate for murder is over 90 per cent.谋杀案的侦破率超过了90%.
词源
late 15th cent. (in the sense 'revelation of what is concealed'): from late Latin detectio(n-), from Latin detegere 'uncover' (see DETECT).