1794, "mechanical device for making multiple copies of something written or drawn," from Greek polygraphos "writing much," from polys "much" (see poly-) + graphos "writing," from graphein "to write" (see -graphy).
Meaning "instrument for recording several pulsations of the body at the same time" is 1871; first used as a lie detector 1921. Related: Polygraphy (1590s); polygraphic (1771).
雙語例句
1. Hill's lawyers announced she had taken and passed a polygraph test.
希爾的律師宣布她已接受并通過了測(cè)謊。
來自柯林斯例句
2. All protests will be substantiated through the use of a polygraph.
任何不負(fù)責(zé)任的語言甚至是謾罵是絕對(duì)不允許的.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
3. To test ( a criminal suspect, for example ) with a polygraph.
用測(cè)謊器測(cè)試 ( 如, 一名嫌疑犯 )
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
4. The utilization of polygraph technology in criminal investigation complies with the requirement of investigating science.