| 词汇 | veil |
| 词根词缀 | 词源： early 13c., from Anglo-Fr. and O.N.Fr. veil (O.Fr. voile) "a head-covering," also "a sail," from L. vela, pl. of velum "sail, curtain, covering," from PIE base *weg- "to weave." Vela was mistaken in V.L. for a fem. sing. noun. The verb (1382) is from O.Fr. veler, voiller, from L. velare "to cover, veil," from velum. Figurative sense of "to conceal" (something immaterial) is recorded from 1530s. To take the veil "become a nun" is attested from early 14c. 词根记忆： n. 面纱,遮蔽物v.用面纱掩盖,掩饰I perceived that the veil clung on the ceiling of the clinic was deceit.我觉察到粘附在诊所天花板上的幔子是个骗局. n. 面纱,借口[veil=cover,表示"盖上"] 词根词缀： veil veil n 面纱,借口veil=cover,表示”盖上” veil n 面纱,借口unveil v 揭穿(un打开+veil=打开面纱=揭穿) reveal v 揭露,显示(re反+veal[=veil]=反盖上=不让盖上=揭露) |
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