surreptitiously

r. in a surreptitious manner

adv. 秘密地；偷偷地；不正当地

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surreptitiously由词根sur-（在下面）和rept（爬）及后缀-iously（形容词后缀）组成，整体意思为“秘密地、偷偷地”，可以联想到某人悄悄地爬到某个地方。

例句

1. She surreptitiously took a cookie from the jar when no one was looking.

她偷偷地从罐子里拿了一块饼干，当时没有人注意。

2. He surreptitiously checked his phone during the meeting.

他在会议期间偷偷地查看了手机。

3. The spy moved surreptitiously through the shadows to avoid detection.

这个间谍悄悄地穿过阴影，以避免被发现。