fu·gi·tive /ˈfjuʤətɪv/
(a.)逃亡的,易變的,無常的逃亡者,亡命者,難捕捉之物
fu·gi·tive /ˈfjuʤətɪv/ 形容詞
Fu·gi·tive a.
1. Fleeing from pursuit, danger, restraint, etc., escaping, from service, duty etc.; as, a fugitive solder; a fugitive slave; a fugitive debtor.
The fugitive Parthians follow. --Shak.
Can a fugitive daughter enjoy herself while her parents are in tear? --Richardson
A libellous pamphlet of a fugitive physician. --Sir H. Wotton.
2. Not fixed; not durable; liable to disappear or fall away; volatile; uncertain; evanescent; liable to fade; -- applied to material and immaterial things; as, fugitive colors; a fugitive idea.
The me more tender and fugitive parts, the leaves . . . of vegatables. --Woodward.
Fugitive compositions, Such as are short and occasional, and so published that they quickly escape notice.
Syn: -- Fleeting; unstable; wandering; uncertain; volatile; fugacious; fleeing; evanescent.
Fu·gi·tive n.
1. One who flees from pursuit, danger, restraint, service, duty, etc.; a deserter; as, a fugitive from justice.
2. Something hard to be caught or detained.
Or Catch that airy fugitive called wit. --Harte.
Fugitive from justice Law, one who, having committed a crime in one jurisdiction, flees or escapes into another to avoid punishment.
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fugitive
adj : lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance";
"fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of
things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse" [syn:
fleeting, momentaneous, momentary]
n 1: someone who flees from an uncongenial situation; "fugitives
from the sweatshops" [syn: runaway]
2: someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to
elude justice [syn: fugitive from justice]
Fugitive
Gen. 4:12, 14, a rover or wanderer (Heb. n'a); Judg. 12:4, a
refugee, one who has escaped (Heb. palit); 2 Kings 25:11, a
deserter, one who has fallen away to the enemy (Heb. nophel);
Ezek. 17:21, one who has broken away in flight (Heb. mibrah);
Isa. 15:5; 43:14, a breaker away, a fugitive (Heb. beriah), one
who flees away.