clandestine
英[kl?n'dest?n;'kl?ndest?n]
美[kl?n'd?st?n]
- adj. 秘密的，私下的；偷偷摸摸的
中文詞源
clandestine 隱秘的
來自PIE*kel,遮蓋，隱藏，詞源同cellar,hole.在詞源上與clan 沒有任何關系。
英文詞源
- clandestine
- clandestine: see conceal
- clandestine (adj.)
- 1560s, from Latin clandestinus "secret, hidden," from clam "secretly," from adverbial derivative of base of celare "to hide" (see cell), perhaps on model of intestinus "internal." Related: Clandestinely. As a noun form, there is awkward clandestinity (clandestineness apparently being a dictionary word).
雙語例句
- 1. She is the director of clandestine operations of the CIA.
- 她是中央情報局秘密行動的負責人.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. They had a clandestine meeting in the park yesterday.
- 昨天他們在公園開了個黑會.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 3. The necessary consequence is a great number of transient and clandestine connections.
- 必然的結局是許多曇花一現、不能公開的桃色事件.
來自辭典例句
- 4. Have you ever been approached by anyone to do clandestine work?
- 以前有沒有誰曾找你談過做秘密工作的問題?
來自辭典例句
- 5. To dramatize the necessity of clandestine warfare, instructors objectively recited case histories and their import.
- 為了說明秘密戰的必要性, 教官們客觀地講述了案例及其意義.
來自辭典例句