elusive
英 [ɪ'l(j)uːsɪv]
美 [ɪ'lusɪv]
助記提示
1、帶有玩弄、戲耍(play, joke, jest)性質的逃避、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.
- 埃裏克總是這樣神出鬼沒，哪兒也找不著。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. Try to catch the elusive charm of the original in translation.
- 翻譯時設法把握住原文中難以捉摸的風韻.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 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》