| 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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