Word · Frequency #19951
concealment
隐藏；隐瞒；隐匿
the activity of keeping something secret
- 1.
The practice of keeping secrets.
保守秘密的行为
- 2.
The condition of being hidden or concealed.
被隐藏或隐蔽的状态
- 3.
protection from observation or surveillance.
避免被观察或监视
保守秘密的行为；被隐藏或隐蔽的状态；避免被观察或监视；隐匿；隐蔽
In use
His concealment of the mistake only made the problem worse.
The success of the surprise party depended on the concealment of the plan from the birthday girl.
The report accused the company of concealment regarding its safety record.
in concealment
表示处于隐藏状态。
The soldiers remained in concealment until dawn.
士兵们一直隐蔽到黎明。
concealment of sth
后接被隐藏的事物。
The concealment of the stolen goods led to an arrest.
隐藏赃物导致了逮捕。
for concealment
表示目的。
Connections
Collocations
- concealment of evidence
- 隐匿证据
- He was arrested for concealment of evidence.他因隐匿证据而被捕。
- concealment of assets
- 隐匿财产
- The investigation exposed the company's concealment of assets.调查揭露了该公司隐匿财产的行为。
- place of concealment
- 藏匿处；隐蔽地点
- They used the abandoned warehouse as a place of concealment.他们把废弃的仓库用作藏匿处。
- in concealment
- 隐藏着；躲藏着
- The sniper remained in concealment until the target appeared.狙击手一直隐藏在暗处，直到目标出现。
- deliberate concealment
- 故意隐瞒
- The doctor was accused of deliberate concealment of the diagnosis.那位医生被指控故意隐瞒诊断结果。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把动词conceal（隐藏）变为名词，去掉词尾的al再加ment，就是‘隐藏、隐瞒’；联想‘藏得好让人看不见’。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律文书、安全监控、正式报告 concealment 是正式名词，通常用于法律、安全、正式报告等场合，强调故意隐藏或隐瞒的行为或状态。
Pronunciation & Spelling
conceal、seal、reveal 都以 /iːl/ 结尾，与 concealment 中重读的 /siːl/ 部分相同。statement 和 payment 中的 -ment 也是 /mənt/，但重音在第一个音节，所以整词不与 concealment 押韵。cease 拼写上接近 /siːl/，但读作 /siːs/，注意区分。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.