surreptitious
英 [,sʌrəp'tɪʃəs]
美 [,sɝrəp'tɪʃəs]
助记提示
1. sub- 'under', hence 'secretly', and rapere 'seize' (source of English rape, rapture, etc).
2. => taken away secretly.
3. rape => rept- "seize".
中文词源
surreptitious 秘密的，偷偷摸摸的可能来自 sur-,在下，-rept,爬，词源同 reptile,爬行动物。引申词义秘密的，偷偷摸摸的。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. She sneaked a surreptitious glance at her watch.
- 她偷偷看了一眼手表。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. His surreptitious behaviour naturally aroused suspicion.
- 他那鬼鬼祟祟的行为自然引起了旁人的怀疑.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 3. He made a surreptitious entrance to the club through the little door in the brick wall.
- 他从砖墙的小门偷偷进入俱乐部。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. They had several surreptitious conversations.
- 他们有过几次秘密会谈。
来自辞典例句
- 5. Such surreptitious bypassing of Standlely was distasteful.
- 这种偷偷摸摸的绕过斯坦德莱的做法令人厌恶.
来自辞典例句