furtive是什么意思，furtive怎么用
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📰 外刊例句
Stealth fighter jets are designed to be as furtive as possible and sneak through radar without being noticed. 隐形战斗机就是要尽可能地行迹诡秘，能在雷达的追踪下潜行而不被捕捉到行踪。
—— 《经济学人》
—— 《纽约时报》
📖 基本释义
[adjective] attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive
[形容词] （尤指因内疚或认为若是被发现的话会导致麻烦而）试图避免引起注意或留意；遮遮掩掩的
💡 深入解读
Furtive 一词源自拉丁语furtum（偷窃、抢劫；被偷的东西），现主要作为一个贬义词表示“偷偷摸摸的、鬼鬼祟祟的、遮遮掩掩的”，强调行为谨慎、警觉或者狡猾，既可以形容动作，也可以用来描述带有此类特征的脸、表情等，
比如：
With a furtive glance over her shoulder, she unlocked the door and entered the house.贼头贼脑的老鼠a furtive rat她鬼鬼祟祟地往身后扫了一眼，然后打开门锁进了房子。
📚 名著用例
“Don't call me Solomon. Do you want to be the death of me?” asked the man, in a furtive , frightened way. “别叫我所罗门。你想害死我么？”那人悄悄地、紧张地说。
— 出自《英国作家查尔斯·狄更斯（Charles Dickens）所著的长篇历史小说《双城记》（ A Tale of Two Cities ）。该小说以法国大革命为背景，情节感人肺腑，是世界文学经典名著之一。其主要思想是为了爱而自我牺牲，书名中的“双城”指的是巴黎与伦敦。》
🔍 同近义词
- secretive: (of a person or an organization) inclined to conceal feelings and intentions or not to disclose information
- surreptitious: kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of
- sly: (of an action) surreptitious
