surreptitious

英 [ˌsʌrəp'tɪʃəs] 美 [ˌsɜːrəp'tɪʃəs]

• adj. 暗中进行的；鬼鬼祟祟的；保密的

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 秘密的
2. 鬼鬼祟祟的
3. 偷偷摸摸的
4. 趁人不注意赶紧进行的
5. 暗中进行的

英英释义

Adjective:

1. marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed;

   "a furtive manner"
   "a sneak attack"
   "stealthy footsteps"
   "a surreptitious glance at his watch"
   

2. conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods;

   "clandestine intelligence operations"
   "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"
   "hole-and-corner intrigue"
   "secret missions"
   "a secret agent"
   "secret sales of arms"
   "surreptitious mobilization of troops"
   "an undercover investigation"
   "underground resistance"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. She carried out a surreptitious search of his belongings.
   她暗地里搜查他的东西。
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。
3. He was surreptitious in his movements.
   他行踪诡秘。

经典引文

• We had surreptitious drinks too, although there was prohibition.

  出自： R. K. Narayan

• Rosie took a surreptitious peep at Mark.

  出自：Woman

近反义词

【近义词】

• underhanded 不光明的
• secret 秘密
• private 私人的
• significant 重要的
• underground 地下的
• stealthy 隐密的
• sneaky 鬼祟的
• furtive 偷偷的
• clandestine 秘密的(常指违法的行为)...
• hush-hush 秘密的
• sly 狡猾的
• covert 隐蔽的
• secretive 秘密的
• underhand 秘密的
• cloak-and-dagger 有关阴谋或间谍的...
• undercover 从事秘密工作的...
• hugger-mugger 秘密的
• sneak 偷偷摸摸做
• hole-and-corner 秘密的