elu·sive /iˈlusɪv, ˈluzɪv/
(a.)難懂的,易忘的,難捉摸的
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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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]