elusive

elusive
adjective
  1. difficult to find, catch, or achieve
    难以分辨(或捉摸、得到)的,易逃脱的
    success will become ever more elusive.
    成功将变得愈发地难以获得。
    ■difficult to remember or recall
    难记的;不易想起的
    the elusive thought he had had moments before.
    他刚才的一个转瞬即逝的想法。
派生
elusively
adverb
elusiveness
noun
语源
  1. early 18th cent.: from Latin elus- 'eluded' (from the verb eludere) + -ive
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