英语词汇“surreptitious”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

sur•rep•ti•tious adj.

obtained, done, made, etc., secretly;
secret:a surreptitious glance at his watch.

sur•rep•ti•tious•ly, adv.: He glanced surreptitiously at his watch.See -rape-.

sur•rep•ti•tious adj.

obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth;
secret or unauthorized;
clandestine:a surreptitious glance.
acting in a stealthy way.
obtained by subreption;
subreptitious.

Latin surreptīcius stolen, clandestine, equivalent. to surrept(us), past participle of surripere to steal, (sur- sur-² + rep-, combining form of rapere to snatch, rape¹ + -tus past participle suffix) + -īcius -itious
late Middle English 1400–50

sur′rep•ti′tious•ly, adv.
sur′rep•ti′tious•ness, n.

surreptitious /ˌsʌrəpˈtɪʃəs/ adj

done, acquired, etc, in secret or by improper means
operating by stealth

Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin surreptīcius furtive, from surripere to steal, from sub- secretly + rapere to snatch

ˌsurrepˈtitiously adv ˌsurrepˈtitiousness n

单词	surreptitious
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 sur•rep•ti•tious /ˌsɜrəpˈtɪʃəs/USA pronunciation adj. obtained, done, made, etc., secretly; secret:a surreptitious glance at his watch. sur•rep•ti•tious•ly, adv.: He glanced surreptitiously at his watch.See -rape-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 sur•rep•ti•tious (sûr′əp tish′əs),USA pronunciation adj. obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine:a surreptitious glance. acting in a stealthy way. obtained by subreption; subreptitious. Latin surreptīcius stolen, clandestine, equivalent. to surrept(us), past participle of surripere to steal, (sur- sur-² + rep-, combining form of rapere to snatch, rape¹ + -tus past participle suffix) + -īcius -itious late Middle English 1400–50 sur′rep•ti′tious•ly, adv. sur′rep•ti′tious•ness, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: surreptitious /ˌsʌrəpˈtɪʃəs/ adj done, acquired, etc, in secret or by improper means operating by stealth Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin surreptīcius furtive, from surripere to steal, from sub- secretly + rapere to snatch ˌsurrepˈtitiously adv ˌsurrepˈtitiousness n
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