elusive

elusive

英 [ɪ'l(j)uːsɪv]
　　美 [ɪ'lusɪv]

adj. 難懂的；易忘的；逃避的；難捉摸的

中文詞源：

elusive 難以找到的

來自elude, 逃避。

例句：

1. Happiness, which had been so elusive in Henry's life, still evaded him.
亨利生活中過去一直難以捕捉的幸福仍舊與他無緣。

2. Eric, as elusive as ever, was nowhere to be found.
埃裡克總是這樣神出鬼沒，哪兒也找不著。

3. Try to catch the elusive charm of the original in translation.
翻譯時設法把握住原文中難以捉摸的風韻.

4. Interpol have searched all the corners of the earth for the elusive hijackers.
國際刑警組織已在世界各地搜查在逃的飛機劫持者.

5. I've been trying all day to reach him on the telephone, but he's very elusive.
我整天都在打電話找他, 但是找不著.