fugitive

fu·gi·tive

F0352000 (fyo͞o′jĭ-tĭv)adj.1. a. Running away or fleeing, as from the law.b. Of or relating to fugitives: "My brother ... was on the fugitive squad, tracking draft dodgers" (James Carroll).2. a. Lasting only a short time; fleeting: "[His] house and burial place ... should be visited by all who profess even a fugitive interest in political economy" (John Kenneth Galbraith).b. Difficult to comprehend or retain; elusive: fugitive solutions to the problem.c. Given to change or disappearance; perishable: fugitive beauty; fugitive tint.d. Of temporary interest: "Apart from juvenilia and fugitive verses, his poetic legacy consists of only some seventy poems" (Daniel Hoffman).3. Wandering or tending to wander; vagabond: "We also chanced upon fugitive monks, penniless pilgrims and tradesmen" (Jeanne Marie Laskas).n.1. A person who flees, especially from a legal process, persecution, or danger.2. Something fleeting or ephemeral.

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[Middle English fugitif, from Old French, from Latin fugitīvus, from fugitus, past participle of fugere, to flee.]

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fu′gi·tive·ly adv.fu′gi·tive·ness n.

fugitive

(ˈfjuːdʒɪtɪv) n1. a person who flees2. a thing that is elusive or fleetingadj3. fleeing, esp from arrest or pursuit4. not permanent; fleeting; transient5. moving or roving about[C14: from Latin fugitīvus fleeing away, from fugere to take flight, run away] ˈfugitively adv ˈfugitiveness n

fu•gi•tive

(ˈfyu dʒɪ tɪv)

n. 1. a person who is fleeing from prosecution or intolerable circumstances. adj. 2. having taken flight, or run away: a fugitive convict. 3. fleeting; transitory. 4. dealing with subjects of passing interest, as writings; ephemeral: fugitive essays. 5. wandering, roving, or vagabond. [1350–1400; Middle English fugitif < Old French < Latin fugitīvus fleeing] fu′gi•tive•ly, adv. fu′gi•tive•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fugitive - someone who flees from an uncongenial situation; "fugitives from the sweatshops"fleer, runawayindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
	2.	fugitive - someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justicefugitive from justiceabsconder - a fugitive who runs away and hides to avoid arrest or prosecutioncriminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crimeescapee - someone who escapes
Adj.	1.	fugitive - lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse"fleeting, momentaneous, momentaryshort - primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration; "a short life"; "a short flight"; "a short holiday"; "a short story"; "only a few short months"

fugitive

noun1. runaway, refugee, deserter, escapee, runagate (archaic) He was a fugitive from justice.adjective1. momentary, short, passing, brief, fleeing, temporary, fleeting, unstable, short-lived, transient, flitting, ephemeral, transitory, evanescent, fugacious, flying Love is as fugitive and insubstantial as smoke, yet we all pursue it.

fugitive

adjective1. Fleeing or having fled, as from home, confinement, captivity, or justice:escaped, runaway.2. Lasting or existing only for a short time:ephemeral, evanescent, fleet, fleeting, fugacious, momentary, passing, short-lived, temporal, temporary, transient, transitory.nounOne who flees, as from home, confinement, captivity, or justice:escapee, refugee, runaway.

Translations

逃亡者

fugitive

(ˈfjuːdʒətiv) noun a person who is running away (from the police etc). a fugitive from justice. 逃亡者 逃亡者