elusiveness

/ɪˈɫusɪvnəs/ noun

The state of being elusive.

Word Origin From Latin e- 'out' and ludere 'to play' — literally 'playing out of reach.' Something elusive is like a game that dodges you, slipping away. The same playful root gives us illusion (a play on the senses), allude (playfully refer to), and ludicrous (so absurd it's like a joke). Elusiveness is the quality of being hard to catch.

noun The state of being elusive. countable

The criminal's elusiveness frustrated police for months before his eventual capture.

(名词) 难以捉摸; elusive; elusive

这名罪犯的难以捉摸让警方困扰了数月,直到最终将其抓获。

(sustantivo) evasividad; intangibilidad; inaccesibilidad [El estado de ser difícil de atrapar, encontrar o comprender.]

Lo escurridizo del criminal frustró a la policía durante meses antes de su eventual captura.

(nom) caractère insaisissable; caractère évasif [Caractère de ce qui est insaisissable ou difficile à saisir, à atteindre ou à comprendre.]

Le caractère insaisissable du criminel a frustré la police pendant des mois avant sa capture.

(Substantiv) Unfassbarkeit; Flüchtigkeit [die Eigenschaft, schwer fassbar, schwer zu erreichen oder schwer zu verstehen zu sein; das Ausweichen oder Entziehen]

Die **elusiveness** des Verbrechers frustrierte die Polizei monatelang, bis er schließlich gefasst wurde.

(名詞) 捉えどころがない性質。掴みどころのなさ。

犯人の掴みどころのなさが数ヶ月間警察を苦しめたが、ついに逮捕された。

(substantivo) evasividade; sutileza; indefinição [O estado de ser elusive; qualidade de difícil alcance ou compreensão.]

A dificuldade de capturar o criminoso frustrou a polícia por meses antes de sua eventual prisão.

Word parts: e + lus + ive + ness

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