单词 | clandestine |
释义 | clandestine —clandestinely, adv. —clandestineness, clandestinity, n. /klan des"tin/, adj. characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, esp. for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious: Their clandestine meetings went undiscovered for two years. [1560-70; < L clandestinus, equiv. to *clande, *clamde, var. of clam secretly (with -de adv. particle) + -stinus, prob. after intestinus internal; see INTESTINE] Syn. hidden, underhand, confidential, illicit. |
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