| 单词 | clandestine |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [klæn'destin] |
| 解释 | a.秘密的，暗中从事的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 秘密的，暗中从事的 (surreptitious; furtive; secret) 【考】 clandestine : secretly / overt : openly(秘密的和秘密地/公 开的和公开地)反义词：open(公开的 ) 【记】 分割记忆：clan(宗派 )+destine(命中注定) ,'宗派'和'命定'都有 一些'秘密'色彩 【例】 a clandestine plan to overthrow the leader |
| 字源 | clandestine (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). |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. (为了非法的目的)秘密的, 暗中的 = surreptitious = furtive 【例】clandestine dealings 秘密交易 【记】clan(n 部落; 党派), destine(v 命中注定): 都有一些秘密色彩 【类】clandestine: secretly = overt: openly 秘密的和秘密地 = 公开的和公开地clandestine: secrecy = harmony: congruity秘密的: 秘密 = 一致的: 一致(同义) 【反】open(adj 公开的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】clan可能 + destine 命中注定→可能是命中注定的→冥冥中注定的→冥冥，暗暗的；clan 音：可兰,可兰经是伊斯兰宗派的 |
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