clandestine

clan·des·tine

C0384200 (klăn-dĕs′tĭn)adj. Kept or done in secret, often to conceal an illicit or improper purpose. See Synonyms at secret.

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[Latin clandestīnus, probably blend of *clam-de, secretly (from clam; see kel- in Indo-European roots) and intestīnus, internal; see intestine.]

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clan·des′tine·ly adv.clan·des′tine·ness, clan′des·tin′i·ty n.

clandestine

(klænˈdɛstɪn) adjsecret and concealed, often for illicit reasons; furtive[C16: from Latin clandestīnus, from clam secretly; related to Latin celāre to hide] clanˈdestinely adv clanˈdestineness n

clan•des•tine

(klænˈdɛs tɪn)

adj. held or done in secrecy or concealment, esp. for purposes of subversion or deception; stealthy or surreptitious: clandestine meetings. [1560–70; < Latin clandestīnus, derivative of *clande,*clamde, variant of clam secretly] clan•des′tine•ly, adv. clan•des′tine•ness, clan`des•tin′i•ty, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

clandestine - conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance"cloak-and-dagger, hush-hush, undercover, underground, secret, surreptitious, hole-and-corner, hugger-muggercovert - secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels"

clandestine

adjective secret, private, hidden, underground, concealed, closet, covert, sly, furtive, underhand, surreptitious, stealthy, cloak-and-dagger, under-the-counter They are said to have been holding clandestine meetings for years.

clandestine

adjectiveExisting or operating in a way so as to ensure complete concealment and confidentiality:cloak-and-dagger, covert, huggermugger, secret, sub rosa, undercover.Informal: hush-hush.Idiom: under wraps.

Translations

暗中从事的秘密的

clandestine

(klӕnˈdestin) adjective secret or hidden. 暗地的，私下的 暗中从事的，秘密的