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the Gestapo
Gestapo 是专有名词，通常首字母大写，前面加 the，指纳粹德国的秘密警察组织。
The Gestapo was known for its brutal methods.
盖世太保以残暴手段闻名。
盖世太保；纳粹德国秘密警察
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盖世太保；纳粹德国秘密警察
the secret state police in Nazi Germany, known for its terrorist methods
The Gestapo was known for its brutal methods.
盖世太保以残暴手段闻名。
纳粹德国的秘密国家警察；以恐怖手段著称
the secret state police in Nazi Germany; known for its terrorist methods
The museum exhibit explains how the Gestapo operated during the war.
博物馆的展览解释了战争期间盖世太保是如何运作的。
Many families in the city still remember the fear that the Gestapo brought.
城里的许多家庭仍然记得盖世太保带来的恐惧。
The novel includes a scene where a young woman is questioned by the Gestapo.
这部小说有一个场景：一位年轻女子受到盖世太保的审问。
Gestapo 是专有名词，通常首字母大写，前面加 the，指纳粹德国的秘密警察组织。
The Gestapo was known for its brutal methods.
盖世太保以残暴手段闻名。
Gestapo 可直接放在名词前作定语，例如 Gestapo officer、Gestapo headquarters。
A Gestapo officer questioned him for hours.
一名盖世太保军官审问了他几个小时。
在被动句中用 by the Gestapo 表示动作的执行者。
Many people were arrested by the Gestapo.
许多人被盖世太保逮捕。
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During the war, the gestapo arrested many people.
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During the war, the Gestapo arrested many people.
gestapo 是专有名词，指纳粹德国秘密警察组织，在英语中首字母必须大写；小写 gestapo 是不规范的拼写。
Not this
Gestapo was known for its brutal methods.
Use this
The Gestapo was known for its brutal methods.
指盖世太保这一机构时，英语习惯用 the Gestapo，需要定冠词 the；中文没有冠词，学习者容易漏掉。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
盖世太保（纳粹德国的秘密警察）
The Gestapo arrested thousands of people without trial.
盖世太保未经审判就逮捕了数千人。
盖世太保特工
A Gestapo agent questioned him for hours.
一名盖世太保特工盘问了他几个小时。
盖世太保总部
The prisoners were taken to Gestapo headquarters.
囚犯们被带到了盖世太保总部。
被盖世太保逮捕
Her father was arrested by the Gestapo in 1943.
她父亲于1943年被盖世太保逮捕。
害怕盖世太保
Many families feared the Gestapo.
许多家庭都害怕盖世太保。
没有一个社会主义制度能够在没有政治警察的情况下建立。他们不得不求助于某种形式的盖世太保。
From Winston Churchill's 1945 election broadcast, in which he warned that a Labour government would need a secret police force like the Nazi Gestapo to enforce socialist policies. The phrase became infamous and was widely criticised.
出自温斯顿·丘吉尔1945年大选广播演讲。他警告称，工党政府需要像纳粹盖世太保那样的秘密警察来推行社会主义政策。这句言论引发争议并闻名。
Use Gestapo naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想：‘盖世太保’中的‘盖世’谐音‘该杀’——纳粹秘密警察以恐怖手段滥杀无辜。
语域：neutral 常见场景：historical accounts、WWII documentaries、discussions of Nazi Germany 该词是纳粹德国秘密警察（盖世太保）的历史专名，语气通常中性，多用于历史叙述、二战题材作品或相关政治讨论中；口语中有时带贬义或比喻色彩，但此处按词典义理解为史实用语。
这些词都以 /oʊ/ 收尾，其中 tempo 和 typo 与 gestapo 均以 -po 结尾，读作 /poʊ/。注意 taco 拼写相近但读作 /ˈtɑːkoʊ/，不要混淆；bravo、photo、macho 的末尾辅音也不同。由于重音位置不同，它们并不与 gestapo 严格押韵。
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