Word · Frequency #7969
veil
面纱;头纱;遮盖布
a piece of thin cloth worn over the head or face, or used to hide something
- 1.
Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.
悬挂或展开以遮挡面部或物体视线的物品,通常为薄纱、绉纱等透明材料。
- 2.
a garment that covers the head and face
面纱,头巾
- 3.
Anything that partially obscures a clear view.
任何部分遮挡清晰视线的东西。
- 4.
a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms
菌幕(某些真菌未成熟子实体的膜状覆盖物)
- 5.
A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.
遮盖物;伪装;面具;借口。
- 6.
the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
胎膜(高等脊椎动物胚胎的内膜,尤指出生时覆盖头部的部分)
- 7.
A covering for a person or thing; as, a caul (especially over the head)
人或物的覆盖物;如胎膜(尤指头部)。
- 8.
The calyptra of mosses.
苔藓的盖帽
- 9.
velum (A circular membrane round the cap of a medusa).
水母伞盖周围的圆形膜
- 10.
A thin layer of tissue which is attached to or covers a mushroom.
菌幕
- 11.
A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; a velum.
连接蘑菇伞缘和茎的膜;菌幕
- 12.
An obscuration of the clearness of the tones in pronunciation.
发音中音调清晰度的模糊
- 13.
That which separates the living and the spirit world.
分隔生者与灵界的东西
遮蔽物;掩饰;幌子;菌幕;菌膜;胎头膜;羊膜;蒴帽;苔藓帽状体;水母缘膜
In use
The bride wore a white veil over her face during the ceremony.
She lifted her veil and kissed her husband.
A thick veil of mist covered the valley in the early morning.
a veil of [noun]
表示像纱幕一样遮住视线或真相的东西,后面多接物质名词或抽象名词。
A thick veil of fog covered the valley.
一层浓雾笼罩着山谷。
under the veil of [noun]
表示“在……的幌子/掩饰下”,常含欺骗或隐藏真实意图的意味。
He betrayed them under the veil of friendship.
他在友谊的幌子下背叛了他们。
draw a veil over sth
惯用语,意为“避而不谈”,通常用于建议不再提起尴尬或不快的事。
Connections
Collocations
- wedding veil
- 新娘头纱
- She wore a long wedding veil.她戴着长长的新娘头纱。
- veil of secrecy
- 秘密的面纱
- The project was cloaked in a veil of secrecy.该项目笼罩在一片秘密之中。
- draw a veil over
- 避而不谈;隐瞒
- Let's draw a veil over what happened.让我们对发生的事避而不谈吧。
- take the veil
- 出家当修女
- She decided to take the veil.她决定出家当修女。
- veil of mist
- 一层薄雾;雾气笼罩
- The valley was covered in a veil of mist.山谷笼罩在一层薄雾中。
- lift the veil on
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象:新娘的头纱和蘑菇伞下的那层膜都叫veil,都是遮盖物。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:bridal wear、religious ceremonies、formal or literary writing、technical/scientific descriptions veil 的语体因义项而异:字面义(如婚纱、头纱)比较常见于婚礼、宗教等具体场合;比喻义(如 a veil of secrecy)多用于正式或书面语;生物学等专业义项则多见于技术性描述。日常口语中单独使用 veil 较少,口语更常用 cover 等词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
veil 的读音为 /veɪl/。真正的同韵词(/eɪl/)有 sail、tail、male、vale(vale 与 veil 同音但拼写不同)。注意 veal /viːl/ 和 vile /vaɪl/ 拼写相似,但读音不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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