fugitive
/ˈfjuːdʒətɪv/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfjuːdʒətɪv/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfyü-jə-tiv/ (ame, mw) · /ˈfjuː.dʒə.tɪv/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfjuː.dʒə.t̬ɪv/ (ame, ipa)
fugitive — 名詞
- fugitivesingular
- fugitivesplural
1. someone who is escaping from the police, the army, or another threat by hiding o
逃犯；逃亡者
為躲警方或危險而逃匿的人
someone who is escaping from the police, the army, or another threat by hiding or moving from place to place so they will not be caught.
Christopher had lived as a fugitive in the mountains for almost three years.
Christopher 已經在山區當了將近三年的逃犯。
live as a fugitive
Police across four states are hunting a fugitive who escaped from a prison van in Dallas.
四個州的警方正在追緝一名從達拉斯囚車逃脫的逃犯。
hunt a fugitive
Tamar's grandfather had been a wartime fugitive, sleeping in barns and walking only at night.
Tamar 的祖父曾是戰時的逃亡者，睡在穀倉裡，只在夜裡趕路。
The bank robber became a fugitive from justice after jumping bail in Chicago.
那名銀行搶匪在芝加哥棄保潛逃後，成了在逃的逃犯。
Reporters discovered that the missing accountant was a fugitive wanted in two countries.
記者發現那位失蹤的會計師其實是被兩個國家通緝的逃犯。
- runaway
broader; often used of children or teenagers leaving home, not necessarily wanted by police.
- escapee
specifically someone who has broken out of confinement (prison, camp); a fugitive may have simply absconded.
- refugee
someone fleeing danger to seek safety, usually in another country; carries no implication of crime.
文法句型
a fugitive from [law/justice/somewhere]
用法筆記
Often appears in fixed phrases like 'fugitive from justice' or 'fugitive from the law'. Frequently modified by descriptors of what the person is fleeing (war, the police, a regime).
常見錯誤
fugitive — 形容詞
- fugitivepositive
- more fugitivecomparative
- most fugitivesuperlative
1. vanishing almost as soon as it appears — used mainly in writing of thoughts, fee
轉瞬即逝
出現後很快就消失或改變
vanishing almost as soon as it appears — used mainly in writing of thoughts, feelings, colours, scents, or moments that fade or change very quickly.
A fugitive smile crossed Mateo's face before he turned back to the window.
Mateo 的臉上閃過一抹轉瞬即逝的微笑，隨後又轉向窗外。
fugitive + [emotion-noun] attributive
The garden was full of fugitive scents that disappeared as soon as the wind shifted.
花園裡滿是短暫的香氣，風一變方向就散去了。
fugitive + scents/colours/light
Layla felt only a fugitive sense of regret before she signed the contract.
Layla 在簽下合約前，只感到一絲轉瞬即逝的悔意。
Sunset painted the wall with fugitive shades of pink that were gone in two minutes.
夕陽把牆面染上短暫的粉紅色光影，兩分鐘後就消失了。
- fleeting
much more common in modern English for the same meaning; safer choice outside literary writing.
- transient
neutral and slightly more formal; common in scientific or technical writing (a transient phase, a transient guest).
- ephemeral
stresses that something exists for only a very short natural span (an ephemeral insect, ephemeral fame).
文法句型
fugitive + [noun: thoughts/feelings/colour/moment]
用法筆記
Almost always used before the noun (attributive), not after a linking verb. Tends to appear in literary or descriptive writing rather than ordinary speech; in conversation, 'brief' or 'fleeting' is far more common.
常見錯誤
2. describing a person — or a group of people — in flight from the police, an army,
在逃的
正在躲避警方或當局追捕的
describing a person — or a group of people — in flight from the police, an army, or another power that is trying to catch them.
Jabari helped fugitive families cross the river under the cover of darkness.
Jabari 趁著夜色幫一些逃亡的家庭渡過河。
fugitive + [people: families/slaves/refugees]
The village quietly sheltered a fugitive soldier for the rest of the winter.
那個村莊整個冬天都悄悄收留了一名逃亡的士兵。
fugitive soldier / fugitive king / fugitive slave
Old letters from the period describe a network that fed and hid fugitive workers.
那段時期的舊信件描述了一個專門接濟並藏匿在逃工人的網絡。
The film follows a fugitive banker who hides on a Greek island for six months.
這部電影講述一名在逃的銀行家躲在希臘小島上長達六個月。
文法句型
fugitive + [noun: slave/criminal/king]
用法筆記
Used before the noun, not after 'be'. Distinguish from sense 1 (SHORT-LIVED): this sense always describes people in flight from authority; sense 1 describes things that fade quickly.