telltale，英语单词，主要用作为名词，形容词，用作名词译为“迹象；指示器；搬弄是非者”，用作形容词译为“报警的；泄密的；搬弄是非的”。

Telltale holes 指示孔

Telltale Game 蝙蝠侠故事版

telltale light 指示灯 ; 警告灯

柯林斯英汉双解大词典

telltale /ˈtɛlˌteɪl/

1.ADJ Something that is described as telltale gives away information, often about something bad that would otherwise not be noticed. 泄露内情的 [ADJ n]

例：

Only occasionally did the telltale redness around his eyes betray the fatigue he was suffering.

只有在他眼周发红的时候才偶尔显出他有多么疲劳。