intelligence

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

in·tel·li·gence (ĭn-tĕlʹə-jəns)n.
1.
a. The capacity to acquire and apply knowledge.
b. The faculty of thought and reason.
c. Superior powers of mind. See Synonyms at mind.
2. An intelligent, incorporeal being, especially an angel.
3. Information; news. See Synonyms at news.
4.
a. Secret information, especially about an actual or potential enemy.
b. An agency, staff, or office employed in gathering such information.
c. Espionage agents, organizations, and activities considered as a group: “Intelligence is nothing if not an institutionalized black market in perishable commodities” (John le Carré).

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  intelligence activity, intelligence operation, news, tidings, word, intelligence information, intelligence service, intelligence agency