English Dictionary

elusive

IPA（発音記号）

/ɪˈl(j)uːsɪv/

形容詞

Evading capture, comprehension or remembrance. / Difficult to make precise. / Rarely seen.

日本語の意味

捕まえられにくい、捉えにくい / 理解しにくい、把握しにくい / 記憶や印象に残りにくい / 明確に定義しにくく、曖昧な部分がある / めったに見られない、希少な

The elusive suspect slipped through the crowd and vanished before the police could locate him.

その捕まりにくい容疑者は群衆の中をすり抜け、警察が捜し当てる前に姿を消した。

意味（1）

Evading capture, comprehension or remembrance.

The elusive criminal was arrested

意味（2）

Difficult to make precise.

A precise definition of diarrhea is elusive

意味（3）

Rarely seen.

While you're sniffing the trunks of the ponderosas to see if they're butterscotch, vanilla, strawberry, or the elusive chocolate variety, watch for Brown Creepers, an elusive variety of bird.

more elusive （ comparative ）

most elusive （ superlative ）