n.
搬弄是非者( telltale 的名词复数);指示器;<海>舵角指示器;警告悬条标(铁路用标志,表示前有旱桥等)
例句
These are also the telltales in distant layers of ejecta that the rock in question has come from an impact.
在年代久远的喷发物地层中有迹象表明此处的岩石产生于一次撞击。
The telltales are specific "lines" in the spectrum of infra-red light from the plume. These correspond to the frequencies of light given off when water molecules are energetically excited.