furtive
/ˈfɜːtɪv/adjective
1- attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive偷偷摸摸的, 鬼鬼祟祟的, 秘密的, 遮遮掩掩的:
they spent a furtive day together
他们在一起偷偷摸摸地过了一天
he stole a furtive glance at her.
他偷偷地看了她一眼。
1.1
- suggestive of guilty nervousness心虚的:
the look in his eyes became furtive.
他的眼神变得慌张不安起来。
派生词
furtively
adverbfurtiveness
noun词源
early 17th cent.: from French furtif, -ive or Latin furtivus, from furtum 'theft'.