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单词 elusion
释义

elusion

[ ih-loo-zhuhn ]
/ ɪˈlu ʒən /
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noun

the act of eluding; evasion.

Origin of elusion

First recorded in 1540–50; from Late Latin ēlūsiōn- (stem of ēlūsiō ) “deception, evasion,” equivalent to ēlūs(us), past participle of ēlūdere “to elude ” (ē- e-1 + lūd- “play” + -tus past participle suffix) + -iōn- -ion

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH elusion

allusion, elusion , illusion

Words nearby elusion

elucubrate, elude, eluent, Elul, Elura, elusion, elusive, elusory, elute, elution, elutriate
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Example sentences from the Web for elusion

  • The game of challenge and elusion on her part, of perpetual and ever more ardent advance on his.

    The Black Pearl|Mrs. Wilson Woodrow

  • I said it was, and done in defiance and by elusion of the law.

    Journal in France in 1845 and 1848 with Letters from Italy in 1847|T. W. (Thomas William) Allies

Words related to elusion

restraint, evasion, prevention, betrayal, flight, rescue, disappearance, freedom, departure, liberation, desertion, breakout, withdrawal, outbreak, dodging, falsehood, deception, misinterpretation, untruth, heresy
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