surreptitious
英 [,sʌrəp'tɪʃəs]
美 [,sɝrəp'tɪʃəs]
助記提示
1. sub- 'under', hence 'secretly', and rapere 'seize' (source of English rape, rapture, etc).
2. => taken away secretly.
3. rape => rept- "seize".
中文詞源
surreptitious 秘密的，偷偷摸摸的可能來自 sur-,在下，-rept,爬，詞源同 reptile,爬行動物。引申詞義秘密的，偷偷摸摸的。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. She sneaked a surreptitious glance at her watch.
- 她偷偷看了一眼手表。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. His surreptitious behaviour naturally aroused suspicion.
- 他那鬼鬼祟祟的行為自然引起了旁人的懷疑.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 3. He made a surreptitious entrance to the club through the little door in the brick wall.
- 他從磚牆的小門偷偷進入俱樂部。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. They had several surreptitious conversations.
- 他們有過幾次秘密會談。
來自辭典例句
- 5. Such surreptitious bypassing of Standlely was distasteful.
- 這種偷偷摸摸的繞過斯坦德萊的做法令人厭惡.
來自辭典例句