surreptitious
美音:
[´sə:rəp´tıʃəs
]英音:
[´sə:rəp´tıʃəs
]adj.暗中的,秘密的,偷偷摸摸的
难易程度:
surreptitious为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:surreptitiousness 副词:surreptitiously
词根
rept=to creep(爬行;蔓延)
surreptitious
/,sʌrəp'tɪʃəs; ,sʌrəp`tɪʃəs/ adj (usu derog 通常作贬义) done or acting secretly or stealthily 暗中进行的; 偷偷的
*a surreptitious glance 偷偷的一瞥
* She carried out a surreptitious search of his belongings.她暗地里搜查他的东西.
* I don't mind you smoking occasionally -- there's no need to be so surreptitious about it! 你偶尔吸烟我倒并不介意--何必这样躲躲闪闪!
surreptitious
adj
done secretly or quickly because you do not want other people to notice
Rory tried to sneak a surreptitious glance at Adam's wristwatch.
>surreptitiouslyadv
>surreptitiousnessn[U]