veil
英 [veɪl]
美[vel]
- n. 面纱；面罩；遮蔽物；托词
- vt. 遮蔽；掩饰；以面纱遮掩；用帷幕分隔
- vi. 蒙上面纱；出现轻度灰雾
- n. (Veil)人名；(法)韦伊；(德)法伊尔
词态变化
复数: veils;第三人称单数: veils;过去式: veiled;过去分词: veiled;现在分词: veiling;
助记提示
1. 易混淆单词：veil, vein.
2. evil -> veil ( ev- => ve- ), 魔鬼长得太邪恶了，出门得戴着面纱，以免吓着别人。
3. 谐音“围哦” --- 围在头上遮住、盖住。
4. 谐音“帷哦”
2. evil -> veil ( ev- => ve- ), 魔鬼长得太邪恶了，出门得戴着面纱，以免吓着别人。
3. 谐音“围哦” --- 围在头上遮住、盖住。
4. 谐音“帷哦”
中文词源
veil 面纱
来自拉丁语velum,帘布，帆，引申词义面纱。
英英释意
- 1. a garment that covers the head and face
- 2. the inner embryonic membrane of higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
- 3. a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl
英文词源
- veil
- veil: [13] The ultimate source of veil is Latin vēlum ‘sail, curtain, veil’, and English acquired it via Anglo-Norman veile. To reveal something is etymologically to ‘remove a veil’ from it.
=> reveal - veil (n.)
- c. 1200, "nun's head covering," from Anglo-French and Old North French veil (12c., Modern French voile) "a head-covering," also "a sail, a curtain," from Latin vela, plural of velum "sail, curtain, covering," from PIE root *weg- (1) "to weave a web." Vela was mistaken in Vulgar Latin for a feminine singular noun. To take the veil "become a nun" is attested from early 14c.
- veil (v.)
- late 14c., from Old French veler, voiller (12c.), from Latin velare "to cover, veil," from velum "a cloth, covering, curtain, veil," literally "a sail" (see veil (n.)). Figurative sense of "to conceal, mask, disguise" (something immaterial) is recorded from 1530s. Related: Veiled; veiling.
考试真题
- One argument that you tend to hear a lot from the pro-tipping crowd seems logical enough: the service is better when waiters depend on tips, presumably because they see a benefit to successfully veiling their contempt for you.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文
词组搭配
beyond the veil
in a mysterious or hidden place or state, especially the unknown state of life after death
死后未知世界
draw a veil over
avoid discussing or calling attention to (something), especially because it is embarrassing or unpleasant
避而不谈；隐瞒
take the veil
become a nun
当修女
实用场景例句
- a bridal veil
- 新娘的面纱
牛津词典
- Their work is carried out behind a veil of secrecy.
- 他们的工作是在秘密掩护下进行的。
牛津词典
- It would be better to draw a veil over what happened next (= not talk about it) .
- 最好把之后发生的事情掩盖起来。
牛津词典
- The mountain tops were hidden beneath a veil of mist.
- 山顶笼罩在薄雾中。
牛津词典
- A fine drizzle began to veil the hills.
- 蒙蒙细雨渐渐笼罩了群山。
牛津词典
- She's got long fair hair but she's got a veil over it...
- 她有一头金色的长发，但她用头巾包住了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- She swathes her face in a veil of decorative muslin.
- 她用装饰性的薄纱遮住了脸。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The country is ridding itself of its disgraced prime minister in a veil of secrecy...
- 这个国家暗地里正试图把失势的首相赶下台。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The chilling facts behind this veil of silence were slow to emerge.
- 沉默背后的骇人真相慢慢显露出来。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The eruption has left a thin veil of dust in the upper atmosphere...
- 火山爆发在高层大气中留下了一层薄薄的尘土。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He recognized the coast of England through a veil of mist...
- 透过薄雾他认出了那是英格兰的海岸线。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The clamour to draw a veil over the minister's extra-marital activities reeks of hypocrisy.
- 想要掩饰部长婚外情的喧嚣叫嚷之声让人倍感虚伪。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- She raised her veil.
- 她掀起面罩.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- A battle is a veil through which it is not wise to peer.
- 战役是一层面纱,透过它盯着看是不明智的.
辞典例句
- The top of his head is the veil line crossing Mona Lisa's forehead.
- 他的头顶正好是蒙娜·丽莎前额的面纱边线.
期刊摘选
- Unfortunately, the details of his theory are often kept in veil.
- 不幸的是, 他的大部分理论都被遮掩在厚厚的面纱之后.
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- Moslem women used to veil their faces before going into public.
- 信奉伊斯兰教的妇女出门之前往往用面纱把脸遮起来.
《简明英汉词典》
- The land is draped in a veil of mist.
- 烟雾笼罩着大地.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail, A smile from a veil?
- 你能说清一条冰冷的钢轨到一片绿色的田野,一个面纱到一个微笑?
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- With the sky a veil of gold cloud sailing day.
- 天空金色的云朵伴我们起航.
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- Please veil your face.
- 请用面纱遮住脸.
《简明英汉词典》
- And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
- 可15:38殿里的幔子、从上到下裂为两半.
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