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单词 clandestine
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
clan•des•tine /klænˈdɛstɪn/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. done in secrecy:a clandestine meeting of conspirators.
clan•des•tine•ly, adv. 
clan•des•tine•ness, clan•des•tin•i•ty /ˌklændɛsˈtɪnɪti/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
clan•des•tine  (klan destin),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, esp. for purposes of subversion or deception;
    private or surreptitious:Their clandestine meetings went undiscovered for two years.
  • Latin clandestīnus, equivalent. to *clande, *clamde, variant of clam secretly (with -de adverb, adverbial particle) + -stīnus, probably after intestīnus internal; see intestine
  • 1560–70
clan•destine•ly, adv. 
clan•destine•ness, clan′des•tini•ty, n. 
    hidden, underhand, confidential, illicit.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
clandestine /klænˈdɛstɪn/ adj
  1. secret and concealed, often for illicit reasons; furtive
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin clandestīnus, from clam secretly; related to Latin celāre to hide

clanˈdestinely adv
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