furtive
/ˈfɜːtɪv/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfɜːrtɪv/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfər-tiv/ (ame, mw)
furtive — 形容詞
- furtivepositive
- more furtivecomparative
- most furtivesuperlative
1. showing an effort to hide what you are doing, asking, or feeling, usually becaus
鬼祟的
偷偷做事、怕人發現的
showing an effort to hide what you are doing, asking, or feeling, usually because you do not want other people to notice it
Felix cast a furtive glance at the answer sheet before the teacher turned around.
Felix 趁老師轉身前，鬼祟地偷瞄了一眼答案紙。
furtive glance — common collocation for a quick hidden look
Adisa made a furtive movement to hide the note under her tray at lunch.
Adisa 午餐時鬼祟地動了一下，把紙條藏到托盤底下。
furtive movement — small action done while others are nearby
The dog gave the roast a furtive sniff while the cook answered the phone.
廚師去接電話時，那隻狗鬼祟地聞了聞烤肉。
Hari sounded furtive when he lowered his voice and asked about the missing key.
Hari 壓低聲音問起那把不見的鑰匙時，語氣聽起來有些鬼祟。
Isabela wore a furtive smile after she slipped the surprise tickets into her bag.
Isabela 把驚喜門票塞進包包後，臉上露出一抹鬼祟的笑意。
- secretive
broader and often used for a person's general behaviour over time
- stealthy
focuses more on quiet physical movement to avoid detection
- sneaky
more informal and more openly negative
- surreptitious
more formal and usually used for hidden actions rather than expressions
- open
shows intentions and feelings without trying to hide them
- direct
acts or speaks plainly instead of hinting in a hidden way
- straightforward
suggests honest, easy-to-read behaviour
文法句型
furtive + noun (glance, look, smile, movement)
be / sound furtive
用法筆記
Common with nouns like glance, look, smile, movement, and question. It usually describes a brief visible sign of secrecy; for a person's general habit of hiding information, secretive is more usual.