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单词 fugitive
释义 fugitive
 —fugitively,  adv.   —fugitiveness, fugitivity,  n.  
 /fyooh"ji tiv/,  n.  
  1. a person who is fleeing, from prosecution, intolerable circumstances, etc.; a runaway: a fugitive from justice; a fugitive from a dictatorial regime.
  adj.  
  2. having taken flight, or run away: a fugitive slave.
  3. fleeting; transitory; elusive: fugitive thoughts that could not be formulated.
  4.  Fine Arts.   changing color as a result of exposure to light and chemical substances present in the atmosphere, in other pigments, or in the medium.
  5. dealing with subjects of passing interest, as writings; ephemeral: fugitive essays.
  6. wandering, roving, or vagabond: a fugitive carnival.
 [1350-1400; < L fugitivus fleeing, equiv. to fugit(us) (ptp. of fugere to flee) + -ivus -IVE; r. ME fugitif < OF]
 Syn. 3. transient, passing, flitting, flying, brief, temporary. 5. momentary, evanescent, trivial, light. 6. straying, roaming.
 Ant. 3, 4. permanent. 5. lasting.
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