Furtive



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 偷偷的, 秘密的
• ［英］ adj. 偷偷的, 秘密的 ( done or acting in a stealthy manner; surreptitious; stealthy; sneaky)

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: French or Latin; French furtif, from Latin furtivus, from furtum theft, from fur thief, from or akin to Greek phōr thief; akin to Greek pherein to carry — more at bear
• Date: 1612
• 1.
  • a. done by stealth ; surreptitious
  • b. expressive of stealth ; sly <had a furtive look about him>
• 2. obtained underhandedly ; stolen
• Synonyms: see secret
• ? furtively adverb
• ? furtiveness noun

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