释义
[ klan-des -tin ] SHOW IPA
/ klænˈdɛs tɪn / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious: Their clandestine meetings went undiscovered for two years.
Origin of clandestine 1560–70; <Latin clandestīnus, equivalent to *clande, *clamde, variant of clam secretly (with -de adv. particle) + -stīnus, probably after intestīnus internal; see intestine
SYNONYMS FOR clandestine hidden, underhand, confidential, illicit.
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OTHER WORDS FROM clandestine clan·des·tine·ly, adverb clan·des·tine·ness, clan·des·tin·i·ty, noun un·clan·des·tine·ly, adverb Words nearby clandestine clamshell door, clam up, clamworm, clan, Clancy, clandestine , clang, clang association, clanger, clanging, clangor
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Example sentences from the Web for clandestine Leaks have exposed some of the agency’s most clandestine intelligence-gathering operations.
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I’m outing myself now, obviously, but at the time, our meal felt clandestine and certainly not safe for Instagram.
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Never mind the huge buildup of clandestine operatives and secret warriors since 9/11.
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Undeterred by the snub in November, and denied a visa to Italy, Agca made plans for clandestine travel to Vatican City.
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People there remember rather fondly the clandestine airdrops by the CIA during the 1980s.
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“Such a clandestine and pathological way of drinking increases the chances of becoming an alcoholic exponentially,” says Alireza.
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Panahi was arrested by the Islamic Republic police in 2009 during the clandestine shooting of a film without a government permit.
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At the top of a knoll in a clandestine group of trees they found "Viewcrest Inn."
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To forget his treachery, he enters into a clandestine relationship with an actress of the town.
The Social Significance of the Modern Drama | Emma Goldman
There might have been, but had not been, a clandestine marriage.
Lady Anna | Anthony Trollope
And then Rachel told all the story of her clandestine engagement, as the reader already knows it, without any reservations.
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Yes, but he does not know that Captain Butler has presumed—has dared to press a clandestine suit with you!
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British Dictionary definitions for clandestine adjective secret and concealed, often for illicit reasons; furtive
Derived forms of clandestine clandestinely , adverb clandestineness , noun Word Origin for clandestine C16: from Latin clandestīnus, from clam secretly; related to Latin celāre to hide
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