The amateur sleuth pieced together the scattered clues to identify the forger of the ancient manuscript.
这位业余侦探拼凑了零散的线索，识别出了伪造古代手稿的人。
Which choice best defines “sleuth”?
D — Detective. “sleuth” means detective.
Which word means “detective”?
D — sleuth. “sleuth” means detective.
sleuth — detective. In Chinese: 侦探，探员.
sleuth is pronounced /sluːθ/.
The amateur sleuth pieced together the scattered clues to identify the forger of the ancient manuscript. (这位业余侦探拼凑了零散的线索，识别出了伪造古代手稿的人。)
detective, investigator, inquirer — all close in meaning to sleuth (detective).
Yes. sleuth is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
sleuth(detective)