difficult to find, define or achieve 難找的;難以解釋的;難以達到的 Eric, as elusive as ever, was nowhere to be found. 埃裏克總是這樣神出鬼沒,哪兒也找不着。 the elusive concept of ‘literature’ “文學” 這一難以解釋的概念 A solution to the problem of toxic waste is proving elusive. 有毒廢料這個問題證明難以解決。
Extra ExamplesTopics Difficulty and failurec1Further movie roles have proved somewhat elusive for the young actor. 對這個年輕演員來說,有深度的電影角色有些讓他難以把握。 He was searching for the ever elusive ‘perfect job’. 他一直在尋找虛無缥缈的“完美工作”。 Sleep was strangely elusive. 睡眠是奇怪得難以定義的事情。 The murderer remained frustratingly elusive. 兇手仍然蹤影難覓,讓人沮喪。 Truth is a notoriously elusive quality. 真理是出了名地難以把握。
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Word Originearly 18th cent.: from Latin elus- ‘eluded’ (from the verb eludere) + -ive.