2012年3月30日 星期五

2012_03_30 Fugitive adj. 逃犯 Fleeting, transitory, elusive.

Word of the Day for Friday, March 30, 2012
fugitive \FYOO-ji-tiv\, adjective:
1. Fleeting, transitory, elusive.
2. Having taken flight, or run away.
3. Changing color as a result of exposure to light and chemical substances present in the atmosphere, in other pigments, or in the medium.
4. Dealing with subjects of passing interest, as writings; ephemeral.
5. Wandering, roving, or vagabond.
I started to write about Sean, and the writing, like a searchlight sweeping wildly, almost caught my fugitive feelings.
 -- Edmund White, The Beautiful Room Is Empty
I fill my own glass now, and raise it, unspeaking: to her? to us? to the spirit of fugitive love? Whatever it is I mean, she nods as if to say she understands.
 -- Vikram Seth, An Equal Music
First used by Shakespeare in Antony & Cleopatra, fugitive stems from the Latin word fugere meaning "to flee."
逃犯\ FYOO繼TIV\,形容詞:

1。轉瞬即逝,短暫的,難以捉摸。
2。考慮飛行,或逃跑。
3。改變顏色作為光與化學物質接觸到的結果提出在大氣中,在其他顏料,或在中期。
4。處理傳遞興趣的科目,如著作;短暫的。
5。徘徊,粗紗,或流浪漢。

我開始寫關於肖恩,寫作,像一個瘋狂席捲的探照燈,幾乎引起了我的逃犯的感情。
- 埃德蒙·懷特,美麗的房間是空的

我現在填寫自己的玻璃,並提高它的嘲諷:她呢?給我們嗎?逃犯的愛的精神?不管它是我的意思是,她點點頭,彷彿在說她明白。
- 維克拉姆·塞思,平等的音樂

首先用在莎士比亞安東尼和克婁巴特拉,從拉丁詞fugere意義逃犯莖“逃離”。

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