clan·des·tine
adjective/klænˈdestɪn/, /ˈklændəstaɪn/
/klænˈdestɪn/, /ˈklændəstaɪn/
(formal)- done secretly or kept secret
暗中从事的；保密的；秘密的 - a clandestine meeting/relationship
秘密会议／关系 - the clandestine sale of weapons
秘密出售武器
Extra ExamplesTopics War and conflictc2- A clandestine meeting was held between leaders of the two parties.
两党领导人举行了一次秘密会议。 - She could see no future in her clandestine relationship.
她知道她的地下恋情是没有前途的。 - There was nothing in all of this that could be regarded as clandestine.
这一切并没有什么可以算是秘密的。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryClandestine is used with these nouns:- affair
- meeting
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French clandestin or Latin clandestinus, from clam ‘secretly’. - a clandestine meeting/relationship