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elusive

英 [ɪ'l(j)uːsɪv] 美[ɪ'lusɪv]
  • adj. 难懂的;易忘的;逃避的;难捉摸的

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词态变化


副词: elusively;名词: elusiveness;

助记提示


1、带有玩弄、戏耍(play, joke, jest)性质的逃避、躲避,因此它不是被动的、不是被迫的,而是具有积极性、主动性、机敏性、技巧性、巧妙性。
2、e- "out, away" + lus- + -ive.
3. 一路的四处乱跑。

中文词源


elusive 难以找到的

来自elude, 逃避。

英文词源


elusive (adj.)
1719, from Latin elus-, past participle stem of eludere "elude, frustrate" (see elude) + -ive. Related: Elusiveness.

双语例句


1. Happiness, which had been so elusive in Henry's life, still evaded him.
亨利生活中过去一直难以捕捉的幸福仍旧与他无缘。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Eric, as elusive as ever, was nowhere to be found.
埃里克总是这样神出鬼没,哪儿也找不着。

来自《权威词典》

3. Try to catch the elusive charm of the original in translation.
翻译时设法把握住原文中难以捉摸的风韵.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4. Interpol have searched all the corners of the earth for the elusive hijackers.
国际刑警组织已在世界各地搜查在逃的飞机劫持者.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. I've been trying all day to reach him on the telephone, but he's very elusive.
我整天都在打电话找他, 但是找不着.

来自《简明英汉词典》