Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #18720
surreptitiously
秘密地；偷偷地
核心释义
secretly, so as not to be noticed
- 1.
偷偷摸摸地；秘密地；暗中地。
In a surreptitious manner; stealthily, furtively, secretly.
- 2.
以偷偷摸摸的方式
in a surreptitious manner
偷偷摸摸地；秘密地；暗中地。；以偷偷摸摸的方式；秘密地；偷偷地；不正当地
用法In use
She surreptitiously checked her phone during the meeting.
用法提示：surreptitiously 是副词，修饰动词 checked，表示偷偷地做某事。
He surreptitiously slipped a note into her bag.
用法提示：surreptitiously 是副词，修饰动词 slipped，强调动作隐秘。
They surreptitiously recorded the conversation without asking for permission.
用法提示：surreptitiously 是副词，修饰动词 recorded，表示秘密地、不为人知地。
he was watching her surreptitiously as she waited in the hotel lobby
surreptitiously + verb
surreptitiously 常放在动词前，表示“偷偷地、秘密地”做某事。
She surreptitiously glanced at her phone.
她偷偷地看了一眼手机。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- surreptitiously record
- 秘密录制
- She surreptitiously recorded the meeting on her phone.她偷偷地用手机录下了会议。
- surreptitiously glance at
- 偷偷瞥一眼
- He surreptitiously glanced at the answer key.他偷偷瞥了一眼答案。
- surreptitiously remove
- 偷偷移除
- The spy surreptitiously removed the file from the cabinet.间谍偷偷从柜子里拿走了文件。
- surreptitiously enter
- 悄悄进入
- They surreptitiously entered the building through the back door.他们从后门悄悄进入了大楼。
- surreptitiously copy
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：surreptitiously 像‘sir + reptile-ish-ly’，想象一位先生像爬虫一样悄悄溜走，不被人发现，所以是“偷偷地”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式书面语、文学作品或新闻报道 surreptitiously 比较正式，多用于书面语或需要严肃语气的场合；日常口语中更常说 secretly 或 sneakily。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with surreptitiously: they have stress on /ɪ/ followed by /ʃəsli/. The sound may be spelled -tiously or -ciously. Beware lookalikes like contentiously /kənˈtɛnʃəsli/ and preciously /ˈprɛʃəsli/, where the stressed vowel is /ɛ/, not /ɪ/, so they do not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.