Best-known bearer is George Smiley (乔治·斯麦利), the rumpled, brilliant British intelligence officer who fronts John le Carré's Cold War novels — Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 《锅匠、裁缝、士兵、间谍》, Smiley's People 《斯麦利的人马》. Played by Alec Guinness on TV and Gary Oldman in the 2011 film.
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Phonetic transliteration: 斯 = 's-', 麦 = '-mai-' approximating English /maɪ/, 利 = '-ley'. The characters are stock name fillers and don't carry meaning here.
