释义 |
flagrante /fləˈgrænti/ ●in flaˈgrante (delicto) (from Latin, literary or humorous) if sb is found or caught in flagrante, they are discovered doing sth that they should not be doing, especially having sex (做坏事,尤指通奸时)被当场捉住◆One of the gentlemen was caught in flagrante with the wife of the club’s President, which of course caused a huge scandal. 其中一位先生和俱乐部董事长夫人通奸时被抓个正着,这当然又爆出一大丑闻。 NOTE The meaning of the Latin phrase is ‘in the heat (of the crime)’. 这个拉丁语短语的意思是“(犯罪活动)干得正火时”。 |