| 单词 | surreptitious |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [`sʌrəp'tiʃəs] |
| 解释 | a.鬼鬼祟祟的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj.鬼鬼祟祟的(acti ng or doing something clandestinely) 【考】 反义词：barefaced( 公然的); aboveboard(光明正大 的) 【记】 sur(在…下面)+rept( 爬)+itious→在下面 爬→偷偷爬(进来) 【例】 a surreptitious glance / a surreptitious meeting |
| 字源 | surreptitious (adj.) mid-15c., from Latin surrepticius "stolen, furtive, clandestine," from surreptus, past participle of surripere "seize secretly, take away, steal, plagiarize," from assimilated form of sub "from under" (hence, "secretly;" see sub-) + rapere "to snatch" (see rapid). Related: Surreptitiously. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 鬼鬼祟祟的 = secret 【记】sur下面, rept = creep爬, itious－在下面爬来爬去－偷偷的 【反】barefaced(adj 不隐瞒的); aboveboard(adj 光明正大的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】sur sub 下面 + reptile 爬虫，在下面爬的 |
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