Fugitive
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- 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)
[编辑] 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