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elu·sive
/iˈlusɪv, ˈluzɪv/
(
a
.)難懂的,易忘的,難捉摸的
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
E·lu·sive
a.
Tending
to
elude
;
using
arts
or
deception
to
escape
;
adroitly
escaping
or
evading
;
eluding
the
grasp
;
fallacious
.
Elusive
of
the
bridal
day
,
she
gives
Fond
hopes
to
all
,
and
all
with
hopes
deceives
. --
Pope
.
--
E*lu*sive*ly
,
adv.
--
E*lu*sive*ness
,
n.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
elusive
adj
1:
difficult
to
describe
; "
a
haunting
elusive
odor
"
2:
skillful
at
eluding
capture
; "
a
cabal
of
conspirators
,
each
more
elusive
than
the
archterrorist
"-
David
Kline
[
syn
:
evasive
]
3:
be
difficult
to
detect
or
grasp
by
the
mind
; "
his
whole
attitude
had
undergone
a
subtle
change
"; "
a
subtle
difference
"; "
that
elusive
thing
the
soul
" [
syn
:
subtle
]
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