fugitive

逃亡者

捕まったりひどい扱いを受けたりしないよう、逃げた人や隠れている人。

やさしい英語で： A person who has escaped or is hiding to avoid being caught or treated badly.

• The police caught the fugitive.
• Two fugitives crossed the border at night.
• She sheltered a fugitive who had escaped political persecution.

使い方： fugitive from something (He was a fugitive from justice.)

類義語： escapee, runaway

よく使う表現： wanted fugitive, escaped fugitive

逃亡中の

普通は捕まるのを避けるために、逃げた、または逃げ続けている。

やさしい英語で： Having escaped or being on the run, usually to avoid being caught.

• The fugitive prisoner hid in a barn.
• Police arrested a fugitive businessman at the airport.
• The novel follows two fugitive slaves seeking freedom.

類義語： escaped, runaway

よく使う表現： fugitive prisoner, fugitive criminal

つかの間の、はかない

短い間だけ続いて、消えてしまう。

やさしい英語で： Lasting only a short time before disappearing.

• A fugitive smile crossed her face.
• He caught a fugitive glimpse of the sea.
• These fugitive moments of joy soon faded.

類義語： fleeting, brief, transient, ephemeral

反対語： lasting, permanent

よく使う表現： fugitive glimpse, fugitive thought