fugitive
Meaning: A person who has escaped from captivity or is in hiding to avoid arrest or persecution, or something fleeting and difficult to capture.
Fugitive functions as both noun and adjective. As a noun, it describes someone fleeing justice or danger — a staple of crime reporting and thriller fiction. As an adjective, it takes on a literary quality, meaning transient or elusive: a fugitive memory, a fugitive pleasure. The legal sense collocates with 'from justice,' 'wanted,' and 'on the run.'
Examples
- The fugitive evaded capture for three years before being apprehended at a remote farmhouse in the Scottish Highlands. 该逃犯逃避追捕三年后,在苏格兰高地的一处偏远农舍被捕。El fugitivo eludió su captura durante tres años antes de ser aprehendido en una granja remota de las Tierras Altas de Escocia.その逃亡者は3年間にわたり逮捕を免れた後、スコットランド高地の人里離れた農家で逮捕された。그 도망자는 3년간 체포를 피하다가 스코틀랜드 하이랜드의 외딴 농가에서 붙잡혔다.
- Interpol issued a red notice for the fugitive financier accused of embezzling billions from state-owned enterprises. 国际刑警组织对这名被指控从国有企业挪用数十亿资金的逃亡金融家发布了红色通缉令。Interpol emitió una alerta roja para el financiero fugitivo acusado de malversar miles de millones de empresas estatales.国際刑事警察機構は、国有企業から数十億ドルを横領した容疑で逃亡中の金融家に対してレッドノーティスを発行した。국제형사경찰기구는 국영 기업에서 수십억 달러를 횡령한 혐의를 받는 도주 중인 금융가에 대해 적색수배서를 발부했다.
- The poet wrote of the fugitive beauty of autumn, each perfect day dissolving into the next. 诗人写到了秋天转瞬即逝的美丽,每一个完美的日子都融化在下一天之中。El poeta escribió sobre la belleza fugitiva del otoño, cada día perfecto disolviéndose en el siguiente.詩人は秋のはかない美しさについて書いた。完璧な一日一日が次の日へと溶けていく様を。시인은 가을의 덧없는 아름다움에 대해 썼다. 완벽한 하루하루가 다음 날로 스며들어 가는 모습을.
Pronunciation
Usage Guide
Context: legal, journalism, literary
Tone: neutral
Origin & History
From Latin fugitivus (fleeing), from fugere (to flee). Entered English in the 14th century via Old French fugitif.
Cultural Context
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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