She had always had a sneaking affection for him.是什么意思？

She had always had a sneaking affection for him.

以前她一直暗暗倾心于他。

she

pron. 她，它；

例句
Her lover walked out on her after she had aborted their child.
她的情人在她打掉胎儿后甩了她。

had

v. 有（ have的过去式和过去分词 ），（亲属关系中）接受，拿，买到；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

always

adv. 总是，老是，永远，始终，常常，不断地；

例句
Some cities are always going to be more advantaged.
一些城市总会有一些得天独厚的优势。

sneaking

adj. 偷偷摸摸的，鬼鬼祟祟的，卑怯的，暗中的；v. 潜行( sneak的现在分词 )，偷偷溜走，（儿童向成人）打小报告，告状；

例句
I have a sneaking suspicion that they are going to succeed...
我隐约觉得他们将要成功了。

affection

n. 喜爱，钟爱；

例句
She had developed quite an affection for the place.
她逐渐对这个地方钟爱有加。

for

prep. 为，为了，倾向于，关于，当作；conj. 因为，由于；

例句
I've come looking for a bit of advice.
我特来讨教。

him

pron. (he的宾格)他；

例句
They said goodbye to him as he got aboard the train at Union Station.
当他在联合火车站登上火车之际，他们向他道别。