veil
n. 面纱, 面罩, 借口, 幕, 帐, 遮蔽物 vt. 戴面纱, 隐藏, 遮蔽, 掩饰 vi. 蒙上面纱
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词形变化
别名
教材释义与例句
面纱；面罩；遮蔽物；托词
遮蔽；掩饰；以面纱遮掩；用帷幕分隔
蒙上面纱；出现轻度灰雾
释义与例句
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1.
Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.
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2.
Anything that partially obscures a clear view.
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3.
A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.
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4.
A covering for a person or thing; as, a caul (especially over the head)
面纱
a nun's veil
a paten veil
an altar veil
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5.
The calyptra of mosses.
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6.
velum (A circular membrane round the cap of a medusa).
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7.
A thin layer of tissue which is attached to or covers a mushroom.
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A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; a velum.
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An obscuration of the clearness of the tones in pronunciation.
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10.
That which separates the living and the spirit world.
比喻
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1.
To dress in, or decorate with, a veil.
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2.
To conceal as with a veil.
及物The forest fire was veiled by smoke, but I could hear it clearly.
词汇关系
同义词 4
上位词 2
下位词 8
整体词 1
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词源
From Middle English veil, veyl, from Anglo-Norman and Old Northern French veil (“sail, veil, shroud”) (Francien Old French voil, French voile), Latin vēlum (“cloth, covering”). Displaced Middle English scleire, scleyre, sleyre, slyre (“veil”) (compare German Schleier). Doublet of velum and voile.
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