covert

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a. 隐蔽的, 偷偷摸摸的, 隐密的 n. 树丛, 隐藏处

发音

UK /ˈkʌvət/
UK /ˈkəʊvɜːt/
UK /kəʊˈvɜːt/
其它
US /ˈkoʊvɚt/
其它
US /ˈkʌvɚt/
US /ˈkʌvɚ/
US /koʊˈvɜɹt/

词形变化

coverts 复数 coverts covertest more covert 比较级 most covert 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A covering.

  2. 2.

    A disguise.

  3. 3.

    A hiding place.

  4. 4.

    Area of thick undergrowth where animals hide.

  5. 5.

    A feather that covers the bases of flight feathers.

    生物 动物学
adj.
  1. 1.

    Secret, surreptitious, concealed.

    比喻

    covert operations

  2. 2.

    Hidden, covered over; overgrown, sheltered.

    古体
  3. 3.

    Under coverture.

    历史 法律

    feme covert

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

cover screen concealment

上位词 2

covering flock

下位词 4

blind camouflage shoji stalking horse

部分词 1

coot
形容词

反义词 1

overt

近义相关 10

black secret underground protected undercover disguised masked clandestine ulterior conniving

参见 5

invisible concealed implicit inexplicit unseeable

相关短语

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词源

From Middle English covert, from Old French covert, past participle of covrir (“to cover”) (corresponding to Latin coopertus); cognate to cover. Not closely related to overt, despite what the most common pronunciation would suggest.

来源：wiktionary