late 14c., "one who flees, a runaway, a fugitive from justice, an outlaw," from fugitive (adj.). Old French fugitif also was used as a noun meaning "fugitive person," and Latin fugitivus (adj.) commonly also was used as a noun meaning "a runaway, fugitive slave, deserter."
fugitive (adj.)
late 14c., "fleeing, having fled, having taken flight," from Old French fugitif, fuitif "absent, missing," from Latin fugitivus "fleeing," past participle adjective from stem of fugere "to flee, fly, take flight, run away; become a fugitive, leave the country, go into exile; pass quickly; vanish, disappear, perish; avoid, shun; escape the notice of, be unknown to," from PIE root *bheug- (1) "to flee" (cognates: Greek pheugein "to flee," Lithuanian bugstu "be frightened," bauginti "frighten someone," baugus "timid, nervous"). Old English had flyma.
Meaning "lasting but a short time, fleeting" is from c. 1500. Hence its use in literature for short compositions written for passing occasions or purposes (1766).
实用例句
1. The rebel leader was a fugitive from justice.
叛军头目是一名在逃的不法之徒。
来自柯林斯例句
2. a fugitive from justice
逃犯
来自《权威词典》
3. The police were able to deduce where the fugitive was hiding.
警方成功地推断出那逃亡者躲藏的地方.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. Oh, the terror of being a fugitive from justice!
唉呀, 成为一个躲避法律的逃犯是多么可怕!
来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
5. The journalist is concerned only with the fugitive moment.
