espionage
意味
- スパイ行為,スパイ活動
例文
A brilliant, seductive chef turns to espionage in Napoleon-era France.
ナポレオン時代のフランス、卓越した才能で魅了するシェフがスパイに転じる。
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
Recorded since 1793, from French espionnage, from espionner (“to spy”), from Middle French espionner (“to spy”), from espion (“spy”), from Old French espion (“spy”), from Frankish *spehō (“spy”), from Frankish *spehōn (“to spy”), from Proto-Germanic *spehōną (“to spy, peek, peer”). In modern times, the French pronunciation of the s, which had fallen silent since the 13th century, was restored due to the influence of Italian spione (“spy”), and was therefore also adopted by the English. More at spy.