elusive

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ɪˈl(j)uː.sɪv/|/iˈl(j)uː.sɪv/|/ɪˈl(j)uː.zɪv/|/iˈl(j)uː.zɪv/    美 /ɪˈl(j)u.sɪv/|/iˈl(j)u.sɪv/|/ɪˈl(j)u.zɪv/|/iˈl(j)u.zɪv/|/ɪˈlʉ.sɪv/|/əˈlʉ.sɪv/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Evading capture, comprehension or remembrance.
    — The elusive criminal was arrested
  2. Difficult to make precise.
    — A precise definition of diarrhea is elusive
  3. Rarely seen.
    — While you're sniffing the trunks of the ponderosas to see if they're butterscotch, vanilla, strawberry, or the elusive chocolate variety, watch for Brown Creepers, an elusive variety of bird.

词形变化

more elusive comparative most elusive superlative

词汇关系

近义词
elusory
衍生词
elusively elusiveness unelusive
相关词
elude

词源

From Latin elusus, past participle of eludo (“to parry a blow, to deceive”).
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