furtive

• adj. 鬼鬼祟祟的，秘密的

來自拉丁語fur, 小偷，賊。進一步來自PIE*bher, 攜帶，帶來，詞源同bring, infer.

furtive

furtive: [15] Etymologically, someone who is furtive ‘carries things away like a thief’. The word comes via Old French furtif from Latin furtīvus ‘stealthy, hidden’, a derivative of furtum ‘theft’, which in turn was based on fūr ‘thief’. This was either borrowed from or related to Greek phór ‘thief’, which came ultimately from Indo-European *bher- ‘carry’ (source of English bear) and thus meant literally ‘someone who carries things off’. A ferret is etymologically a ‘furtive’ animal.
=> bear, ferret

furtive (adj.)

16c., from Middle French furtif (16c.), from Latin furtivus "stolen," hence also "hidden, secret," from furtum "theft, robbery; a stolen thing," from fur (genitive furis) "a thief, extortioner," also a general term of abuse, "rascal, rogue," probably from PIE *bhor-, from root *bher- (1) "to carry" (see infer). Related: Furtiveness.

1. She was furtive and vicious by temperament.

她本來做事就偷偷摸摸，心腸狠毒。

來自柯林斯例句

2. She cast a furtive glance over her shoulder.

她心里不安，回頭偷偷瞥了一下。

來自《權威詞典》

3. The teacher was suspicious of the student's furtive behaviour during the exam.

老師懷疑這個學生在考試時有偷偷摸摸的行為.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. His furtive behaviour aroused our suspicion.

他鬼鬼祟祟的行為引起了我們的懷疑.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

5. Presently the boy began to steal furtive glances at the girl.

這時湯姆偷偷地瞥了那女孩幾次.

來自英漢文學 - 湯姆歷險