furtive
furtive
[ˈfəːtɪv]
adjective
furtively
adverb
furtiveness
noun
语源
[ˈfəːtɪv]
adjective
- attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive
偷偷摸摸的，鬼鬼祟祟的，秘密的，遮遮掩掩的
they spent a furtive day together.
他们在一起偷偷摸摸地过了一天。
he stole a furtive glance at her.
他偷偷地看了她一眼。
■suggestive of guilty nervousness
心虚的
the look in his eyes became furtive.
他的眼神变得慌张不安起来。
furtively
adverb
furtiveness
noun
语源
- early 17th cent.: from French furtif, -ive or Latin furtivus, from furtum 'theft'
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