| 单词 | stealth |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [stelθ] |
| 解释 | n.秘密的行动 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n. 秘密的行动(the action of moving or acting secretly ) 【考】 furtive : stealth / whimsical : caprice /discontent : unsatisfied(同义: 秘密的和秘密/易变的 和易变/不满的和不满) 【例】 Tracking wild animals requires great stealth. |
| 字源 | stealth (n.) mid-13c., "theft, action or practice of stealing," from a probable Old English *stælþ, which is related to stelen (see steal (v.)), from Proto-Germanic *stælitho (cognates: Old Norse stulþr), with Proto-Germanic abstract noun suffix *-itho (see -th (2)). Compare heal/health, weal/wealth. Sense of "secret action" developed c.1300, but the word also retained its etymological sense into 18c. Got a boost as an adjective from stealth fighter, stealth bomber, radar-evading U.S. military aircraft, activated 1983. |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 秘密行动; 秘密 【类】furtive: stealth = whimsical: caprice = unsatisfied: discontent秘密的和秘密 = 易变的和易变 = 不满的和不满 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】来自steal 偷 |
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