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单词 clandestine
释义 clan·des·tine
\klanˈdestə̇n, klaan-\ adjective
Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French clandestin, from Latin clandestinus, from (assumed) Latin clamde secretly (from Latin clam secretly) + Latin -stinus (as in intestinus internal); akin to Latin celare to hide — more at hell, intestine
: marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy and concealment : not openly avowed or generally known : given to wary concealment
 < a clandestine love affair >
 < to elude the vigilance of church and state … a number of Tolstoy's pamphlets were printed by a clandestine press — New Republic >
Synonyms: see secret
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