elusive

英 [?'l(j)u?s?v] 美[?'lus?v]
  • adj. 難懂的；易忘的；逃避的；難捉摸的
GRETOEFLCET6+TEM8IELTS低頻詞常用詞匯

詞態(tài)變化

副詞:?elusively;名詞:?elusiveness;

助記提示

1、帶有玩弄、戲耍(play, joke, jest)性質(zhì)的逃避、躲避，因此它不是被動的、不是被迫的，而是具有積極性、主動性、機敏性、技巧性、巧妙性。
2、e- "out, away" + lus- + -ive.
3. 一路的四處亂跑。

中文詞源

elusive 難以找到的

來自elude, 逃避。

英文詞源

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

雙語例句

1. Happiness, which had been so elusive in Henry's life, still evaded him.
亨利生活中過去一直難以捕捉的幸福仍舊與他無緣。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Eric, as elusive as ever, was nowhere to be found.
埃里克總是這樣神出鬼沒，哪兒也找不著。

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

3. Try to catch the elusive charm of the original in translation.
翻譯時設(shè)法把握住原文中難以捉摸的風(fēng)韻.

來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

4. Interpol have searched all the corners of the earth for the elusive hijackers.
國際刑警組織已在世界各地搜查在逃的飛機劫持者.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. I've been trying all day to reach him on the telephone, but he's very elusive.
我整天都在打電話找他, 但是找不著.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》