covert
英 ['kʌvət; 'kəʊvɜːt]
美 ['kovɝt]
- n. 隱藏處；樹叢；蔽覆羽翮基部的羽毛
- adj. 隱蔽的；隱密的；偷偷摸摸的；在丈夫保護下的
- n. (Covert)人名；(英)科弗特
助記提示
1. overt => covert ( c- [from com-, intensive prefix; com- => co- => c-] + overt, 它們兩屬於反義同源 ).
2. 而 covert 又是由 cover 的古法語形式的過去分詞形式直接借用過來的，因此你可以將 covert 直接看做是 cover 的古法語形式的過去分詞。
3. 反義同源詞根：oper-/opert(過去分詞形式)(operire "cover, close") <==> aper-/apert(過去分詞形式)(aperire "uncover, open").
4. 同源同義音變：aper-/apert(過去分詞形式)(aperire "uncover, open") ==> over-/overt(過去分詞形式)(古法語：overt, past participle of ovrir "uncover, open").
5. PIE prefix *ap- "off, away" + base *wer- "cover"; PIE prefix *op- "over" + base *wer- "cover".
6. 注意同源音變的區別：apert- => overt; copert- => covert; coper- => cover.
中文詞源
英文詞源
- covert (adj.)
- c. 1300, from Old French covert "hidden, obscure, underhanded," literally "covered," past participle of covrir "to cover" (see cover). Related: Covertly.
雙語例句
- 1. They have been supplying covert military aid to the rebels.
- 他們一直在暗地裏向叛亂者提供軍事支援。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The depth of covert racism in my own profession frightens me.
- 我所從事的職業中暗藏著如此深的種族主義偏見，這讓我感到害怕。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The army carried out covert surveillance of the building for several months.
- 軍隊對這座建築物進行了數月的秘密監視.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The deer fled to a covert.
- 鹿逃入叢林中.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. Religion is often made the covert of crime.
- 宗教常成為罪惡的護庇所.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》