covert

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈkəʊvɜːt/|/kəʊˈvɜːt/|/ˈkʌvət/    美 /ˈkoʊvɚt/|/koʊˈvɜɹt/|/ˈkʌvɚt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A covering.
  2. A disguise.
  3. A hiding place.
  4. Area of thick undergrowth where animals hide.
  5. A feather that covers the bases of flight feathers.
    — When he felt the trappings being taken off him, so that he was in hunting order, Cully did make some movements as if to rouse. He raised his crest, his shoulder coverts and the soft feathers of his thighs.
形容词 adj.
  1. Secret, surreptitious, concealed. figuratively
    — covert operations
  2. Hidden, covered over; overgrown, sheltered. archaic
    — Within that wood there was a covert glade, Foreby a narrow foord, to them well knowne […]
  3. Under coverture. historical
    — feme covert

词形变化

more covert comparative most covert superlative coverts plural

词汇关系

近义词
abstruse behind the scenes catlike backroom stealth clandestine cloak-and-dagger concealed confidential covert deep-laid dern disguised furtive huggermugger hush-hush inconspicuous incognito low profile lurksome lurky mousy obfuscated off-the-books on the down-low on the sly secret secretive slinky sly sneaky stealthy sub rosa surreptitious under-the-table under the radar under wraps undercover underground unperceived
上位词
hidden
下位词
arcane
衍生词
covert channel covert curriculum covertism covertly covertness covert prestige covert stutter covert stuttering semicovert covert-coat covert-coating covert hack covert hound covertless undercovert
相关词
cover deception sneak

词源

词源 1
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.
词源 2
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.
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