surreptitiously

/ˌsɝəpˈtɪʃəsɫi/ adv

In a surreptitious manner; stealthily, furtively, secretly.

Word Origin From Latin sub- 'under, secretly' and rapere 'to seize, snatch' — literally 'snatching secretly.' The idea: doing something stealthily, as if snatching it under cover. The root rapere gives us rape, rapacious, and rapture (originally a seizing of emotion). The breakdown sur+rept+itious+ly shows the prefix sur- (sub-), the root rept (from rapere), and the adjective/adverb suffixes.

adv In a surreptitious manner; stealthily, furtively, secretly.

The spy surreptitiously slipped the documents into his briefcase.

(副词) 偷偷摸摸地;鬼鬼祟祟地;悄悄地

间谍偷偷摸摸地把文件塞进了他的公文包。

(adverbio) subrepticiamente; a hurtadillas; furtivamente; a escondidas [De manera subrepticia; a escondidas, furtivamente, en secreto.]

El espía deslizó subrepticiamente los documentos en su maletín.

(adverbe) furtivement; subrepticement; en cachette; à la dérobée; secrètement [De manière furtive et secrète ; à la dérobée.]

L'espion a glissé **surreptitiously** les documents dans sa serviette.

(Adverb) heimlich; verstohlen; hinterhältig [Auf heimliche, verstohlene oder unauffällige Weise; so, dass es nicht bemerkt wird.]

Der Spion steckte die Dokumente **surreptitiously** in seine Aktentasche.

(副詞) こそこそと;ひそかに;他人に気づかれずに。

スパイはsurreptitiouslyと書類をかばんの中へ滑り込ませた。

(advérbio) sorrateiramente; furtivamente; às escondidas; clandestinamente [De maneira sorrateira; às escondidas, furtivamente, secretamente.]

O espião colocou sorrateiramente os documentos em sua pasta.

Word parts: sur + rept + itious + ly

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