elusive
【难以捉摸的、难以理解的、难以获得的】
Ethiopian wolves are quite elusive and shy, so it took a long time to capture this behavior on camera.
埃塞俄比亚狼非常难以捉摸且羞怯,因此花了很长时间才拍到这一行为。
,elusive 在自然纪录片、野生动物研究、科学文章中经常出现,描述那些不容易被发现、接近或研究的动物。比如:
- The snow leopard is an elusive predator, rarely seen in the wild.
(雪豹是一种难以捉摸的捕食者,在野外很少被看到。) - The secretive and elusive nature of deep-sea creatures makes them difficult to study.
(深海生物的神秘和难以捉摸的特性使得它们难以研究。)
elusive 是一个形容词,意思是 “难以捉摸的、难以理解的、难以获得的”。它来源于拉丁词根 eludere,意为“逃避”或“躲避”。这个单词通常用于描述事物难以被找到、定义、理解或实现。
常见用法
- 难以捉摸的,难以找到的
- The criminal remained elusive, evading the police for years.
(这个罪犯一直难以捉摸,多年来都躲避着警方。)
- The criminal remained elusive, evading the police for years.
- 难以理解的,难以定义的
- The meaning of the poem is elusive and open to interpretation.
(这首诗的含义很难捉摸,有多种解读。)
- The meaning of the poem is elusive and open to interpretation.
- 难以实现的,难以达到的
- True happiness can sometimes feel elusive.
(真正的幸福有时候似乎难以企及。)
- True happiness can sometimes feel elusive.
近义词
- Mysterious(神秘的)
- Evasive(逃避的)
- Slippery(滑溜的,不易捉住的)
- Vague(模糊的)
反义词
- Obvious(明显的)
- Clear(清晰的)
- Accessible(易接近的)