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).
实用例句
1. Hill's lawyers announced she had taken and passed a polygraph test.
希尔的律师宣布她已接受并通过了测谎。来自柯林斯例句
2. All protests will be substantiated through the use of a polygraph.
任何不负责任的语言甚至是谩骂是绝对不允许的.来自互联网
3. To test ( a criminal suspect, for example ) with a polygraph.
用测谎器测试 ( 如, 一名嫌疑犯 )来自互联网
4. The utilization of polygraph technology in criminal investigation complies with the requirement of investigating science.
测谎技术在犯罪侦查中的运用顺应了侦查科学化的要求.来自互联网
5. The plumbers pushed the departments to investigate with interviews and polygraph tests ( Richard M. Nixon )
