surreptitious
英 [,sʌrəp'tɪʃəs]
美[,sɝrəp'tɪʃəs]
- adj. 秘密的；鬼鬼祟祟的；暗中的
词态变化
副词: surreptitiously;
助记提示
1. sub- 'under', hence 'secretly', and rapere 'seize' (source of English rape, rapture, etc).
2. => taken away secretly.
3. rape => rept- "seize".
2. => taken away secretly.
3. rape => rept- "seize".
中文词源
surreptitious 秘密的，偷偷摸摸的
可能来自 sur-,在下，-rept,爬，词源同 reptile,爬行动物。引申词义秘密的，偷偷摸摸的。
英英释意
- 1. marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed;
- "a furtive manner"
- "a lurking prowler"
- "a sneak attack"
- "stealthy footsteps"
- "a surreptitious glance at his watch"
- "someone skulking in the shadows"
- 2. conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods;
- "clandestine intelligence operations"
- "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"
- "hole-and-corner intrigue"
- "secret missions"
- "a secret agent"
- "secret sales of arms"
- "surreptitious mobilization of troops"
- "an undercover investigation"
- "underground resistance"
英文词源
- surreptitious
- surreptitious: [15] Latin surreptītius meant ‘taken away secretly’. It was formed from the past participle of surripere ‘take away secretly’, a compound verb formed from the prefix sub- ‘under’, hence ‘secretly’, and rapere ‘seize’ (source of English rape, rapture, etc). English acquired surreptitious direct from the Latin adjective.
=> rape, rapture, ravenous - surreptitious (adj.)
- mid-15c., from Latin surrepticius "stolen, furtive, clandestine," from surreptus, past participle of surripere "seize secretly, take away, steal, plagiarize," from assimilated form of sub "from under" (hence, "secretly;" see sub-) + rapere "to snatch" (see rapid). Related: Surreptitiously.
实用场景例句
- She sneaked a surreptitious glance at her watch.
- 她偷偷看了一眼手表。
牛津词典
- He made a surreptitious entrance to the club through the little door in the brick wall...
- 他从砖墙的小门偷偷进入俱乐部。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- They had several surreptitious conversations.
- 他们有过几次秘密会谈。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- His surreptitious behaviour naturally aroused suspicion.
- 他那鬼鬼祟祟的行为自然引起了旁人的怀疑.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Microdots are another method of surreptitious communication between an agent in the field and his controller.
- 缩微照片是派出去的特务同控制他的人之间进行秘密通信的又一种方法.
辞典例句
- Such surreptitious bypassing of Standlely was distasteful.
- 这种偷偷摸摸的绕过斯坦德莱的做法令人厌恶.
辞典例句
- When no one was looking he took a surreptitious puff on his cigarette.
- 当没有人看时,他偷偷地抽了一口烟.
辞典例句
- BRIN : But some people do surreptitious things.
- BRIN: 但是有些人就来暗的.
期刊摘选
- BRIN : But some people do surreptitious things. They try to influence the system.
- 但是有些人就来暗的. 他们试图影响系统.
期刊摘选
- This can be a surreptitious method of mounting a takeover bid.
- 这可以是秘密发起收购的一种方式.
期刊摘选
- I have mastered the art of the surreptitious and covert glance over my shoulder.
- 我非常娴熟的掌握了回头偷看的技巧.
期刊摘选
- He was surreptitious in his movements.
- 他行踪诡秘.
期刊摘选
- She carried out a surreptitious search of his belongings.
- 她暗地里搜查他的东西.
期刊摘选
- See her surreptitious one smiling face, my how queer.
- 看到她一幅诡秘的笑脸, 我好奇怪.
期刊摘选
- We always assumed it was nerves, or a surreptitious attempt to glance at their wristwatch.
- 通常出现这种情况时,我们会有两种假设:他可能很紧张, 或者只是想偷偷地看表.
期刊摘选
- They had several surreptitious conversations.
- 他们有过几次秘密会谈。
辞典例句
- She sneaked a surreptitious glance at her watch.
- 她偷偷看了一眼手表。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- He made a surreptitious entrance to the club through the little door in the brick wall.
- 他从砖墙的小门偷偷进入俱乐部。
柯林斯例句