Fugitive



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 逃亡的; 易逝的; n. 逃犯, 逃亡者
• ［英］ adj. 逃亡的 ( fleeing) ; 易逝的 ( fleeting; evanescent) ; n. 逃犯, 逃亡者 ( a person who flees)
• ［记］ fug ( 逃) +itive -> 逃跑的
• ［同］ 同根词: fugacious ( 短暂的) ; fugue ( 音乐: 赋格曲)

Webster Collegiate

I. adjective

• Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French fugitif, from Latin fugitivus, from fugitus, past participle of fugere to flee; akin to Greek pheugein to flee
• Date: 14th century
• 1. running away or intending flight <a fugitive slave><a fugitive debtor>
• 2. moving from place to place ; wandering
• 3.
  • a. being of short duration
  • b. difficult to grasp or retain ; elusive
  • c. likely to evaporate, deteriorate, change, fade, or disappear <dyed with fugitive colors>
• 4. being of transient interest <fugitive essays>
• Synonyms: see transient
• ? fugitively adverb
• ? fugitiveness noun

II. noun

• Date: 14th century
• 1. a person who flees or tries to escape; especially refugee
• 2. something elusive or hard to find

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