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Clandestine 12195.Clandestine 英 Klæn'destɪn Klændestɪn]美 Klæn'dɛstɪn 释义 Adj

正面 12195.clandestine
英 [klæn'destɪn; 'klændestɪn]美 [klæn'dɛstɪn]

背面
释义:
adj. 秘密的,私下的;偷偷摸摸的
例句:
1. She is the director of clandestine operations of the CIA.她是中央情报局秘密行动的负责人.

gut→tug(v. 用力拖)→把肠子都给拖出来了
clandestine 隐秘的来自PIE*kel,遮盖,隐藏,词源同cellar,hole.在词源上与clan 没有任何关系。
clandestineclandestine: see concealclandestine (adj.)1560s, from Latin clandestinus "secret, hidden," from clam "secretly," from adverbial derivative of base of celare "to hide" (see cell), perhaps on model of intestinus "internal." Related: Clandestinely. As a noun form, there is awkward clandestinity (clandestineness apparently being a dictionary word)."

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