[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]难以得到的;难以描述的;想不起来的;难以实现的 Something or someone that is elusive is difficult to find, describe, remember, or achieve.
In London late-night taxis are elusive and far from cheap.
在伦敦,深夜时难以打到出租车,而且车费非常贵。
elusiveness
...the elusiveness of her character.
她难以捉摸的性格
Oxford
elu·sive/iˈluːsɪv; NAmEiˈluːsɪv/adjectivedifficult to find, define, or achieve 难找的;难以解释的;难以达到的◆Eric, as elusive as ever, was nowhere to be found.埃里克神出鬼没,哪儿也找不着。◆the elusive concept of ‘literature’“文学”这一难以解释的概念◆A solution to the problem of toxic waste is proving elusive.有毒废料这个问题日见难以解决。▶elu·sive·ly/iˈluːsɪvli; NAmEiˈluːsɪvli/adverbelu·sive·ness/iˈluːsɪvnəs; NAmEiˈluːsɪvnəs/noun[uncountable ]elu·sive/iˈluːsɪv; NAmEiˈluːsɪv/elu·sive·ly/iˈluːsɪvli; NAmEiˈluːsɪvli/elu·sive·ness/iˈluːsɪvnəs; NAmEiˈluːsɪvnəs/
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elusivee‧lu‧sive /ɪˈluːsɪv/ ●○○ adjective
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1an elusive person or animal is difficult to find or not often seen: She managed to get an interview with that elusive man.2an elusive result is difficult to achieve: She enjoys a firm reputation in this country but wider international success has been elusive.3an elusive idea or quality is difficult to describe or understand: For me, the poem has an elusive quality.—elusively adverb—elusiveness noun [uncountable]
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