false flag
名词 n.
动词 v.
英文释义
名词 n.
- A ruse, in the days of sail, in which an attacking ship would fly the colours of its enemy until close enough to open fire.
-
A diversionary or propaganda tactic of deceiving an adversary into thinking that an operation was carried out by another party.
— Using what the bureau calls a "False Flag" operation, F.B.I. agents posing as Russian intelligence officers contacted Mr. Pitts in August 1995, long after it believed he had ceased his spying activities, and feigned interest in reactivating him as a means of confirming his spying activities and determining how much information he may have provided to Moscow.
动词 v.
-
To target someone or something with a false flag or ruse.
— He instinctively false-flagged Arthur's information. There was no reason to expose the CIA or one of its deep-cover agents.
0 次浏览
数据来源: Wiktionary