| 单词 |
subreptitious |
| 释义 |
subreptitious, a.|sʌbrɛpˈtɪʃəs|
[f. L. subreptīcius, -ītius (f. subrept-, pa. ppl. stem of subripĕre): see prec. and -itious1. Cf. OF. subreptice, Sp., Pg. subrepticio.]
a. Law. Obtained by subreption.
b. Clandestine, surreptitious.
1610Donne Pseudo-martyr 23 Whether that pretended Commandement from the Emperour were not subreptitious. a1635Naunton Fragm. Reg. (1641) 29 That he was a sub⁓reptitious Child of the Blood Royall. 1659Osborn Misc. To Rdr., The emendation of a subreptitious Copy. a1660Contemp. Hist. Irel. (Ir. Archæol. Soc.) I. 100 The lord Diggby alleadged against him that his comission was subreptitious. 1728Chambers Cycl. s.v., Papal Bulls and Signatures are Null and Subreptitious, when the true State of the Benefice..and other necessary Matters, are not justly signified to the Pope. 1752McDouall Inst. Laws Scot. II. 38 To prevent sub-reptitious grants. 1819[H. Busk] Banquet ii. 533 The subreptitious theft.
Hence subrepˈtitiously adv., by subreption.
1611Cotgr., Subreptivement, subrepticiously. 1890T. E. Bridgett Blunders & Forgeries 18 That perhaps the rescript of which the Vicar of Mundeham boasted was obtained obreptitiously or subreptitiously. |
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