sleeper agent中文什么意思

(暂时不活动的)潜伏间谍。

• sleeper:    n. 1.睡眠者；懒人；死人。 2. ...
• agent:    provocateur (pl. a ...
• sleeper agent sleeper submarine:    潜伏分子

百科释义

A sleeper agent is a spy who is placed in a target country or organization, not to undertake an immediate mission, but rather to act as a potential asset if activated. Sleeper agents are popular plot devices in fiction, in particular espionage fiction and science fiction.