elusive · adjective
Bedeutungen und Beispiele
Trotz wiederholter Versuche schwer zu finden, zu verstehen oder zu erreichen.
A lasting agreement remained elusive even after both sides accepted the broad principles of the proposal.
The precise cause of the fault proved elusive because it appeared only under unusual operating conditions.
She captured an elusive quality in the landscape that more detailed descriptions had somehow missed.
Affordable accommodation has become increasingly elusive for students hoping to live near the centre.
Formen
- more elusive comparative
- most elusive superlative