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Stasi
斯塔西
the former East German state security service
专有名词，通常大写为 Stasi。
斯塔西(前民主德国国家安全局)
In use
My grandfather still remembers being questioned by the Stasi in 1980s East Berlin.
The archive contains thousands of files written by the Stasi during the Cold War.
After reunification, many people discovered that the Stasi had watched their daily lives.
the Stasi + verb
指前东德国家安全机构时，通常加定冠词 the（the Stasi）。
The Stasi kept detailed records on ordinary citizens.
斯塔西保存了关于普通公民的详细记录。
Stasi + noun
Stasi 可直接作定语修饰名词，如 Stasi agents、Stasi documents。
Many Stasi documents were destroyed in 1989.
许多斯塔西文件在1989年被销毁。
Common mistakes
The stasi was the secret police of East Germany.The Stasi was the secret police of East Germany.
Stasi 是专有名词，指前东德国家安全局，在英语中首字母必须大写。中文没有大小写区别，因此学习者常忘记大写，但英文里应写作 Stasi。
Stasi was responsible for surveillance in East Germany.The Stasi was responsible for surveillance in East Germany.
Stasi 指特定机构，作主语时通常需要加定冠词 the，类似 the KGB。省略 the 会使句子显得不完整，所以应说 the Stasi。
Connections
Collocations
- Stasi files
- 斯塔西档案
- After German reunification, citizens were allowed to inspect their Stasi files.德国统一后，公民获准查阅自己的斯塔西档案。
- Stasi informants
- 斯塔西线人
- Thousands of Stasi informants reported on friends and coworkers.数千名斯塔西线人曾举报朋友和同事。
- Stasi prison
- 斯塔西监狱
- The former Stasi prison is now a museum.前斯塔西监狱现在是博物馆。
- Stasi surveillance
- 斯塔西监视
- Stasi surveillance was pervasive in everyday East German life.斯塔西的监视在东德的日常生活中无处不在。
- Stasi era
- 斯塔西时代
- The museum displays everyday objects from the Stasi era.博物馆展出了斯塔西时代的日常物品。
- Stasi headquarters
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：stasi 发音近似“死盯你”，想象东德秘密警察死盯着你，记住“斯塔西”的含义。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：historical writing、political news、documentary narration Stasi 是专有名词，指前民主德国国家安全机构，多用于历史叙述、政治评论和新闻报道等较正式或中性的语境，日常口语中较少出现。
Pronunciation & Spelling
给出的 stasi 读作 /ˈstæsiː/；前五个词（classy、sassy、glassy、brassy、grassy）都以重读 /æ/ + /si/ 结尾，听感上与 stasi 的结尾相近。注意 stasis 拼写很像 stasi，但读音为 /ˈsteɪsɪs/，不要混淆。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.