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Hidden, secret, done quietly so other people don't notice — the opposite of 'overt,' which means done openly. A covert operation is a secret mission, often used about spies, police, or the military. You can also talk about covert behavior in normal life — a covert glance is a quick, secret look you don't want anyone to catch you giving.
秘密的、暗中進行的
組成Comes from an old French word meaning 'covered' — a covert thing is, in a sense, kept covered from view.
同家族的字
- covercomes from the same old root meaning 'covered' — a covert thing is hidden the way something under a cover is hidden
原始詞典資料9 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Covertname
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A surname.
covertadj/ˈkəʊvɜːt/
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Secret, surreptitious, concealed.
- covert operations
- how covert matters may be best disclosed
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archaicHidden, covered over; overgrown, sheltered.
- Within that wood there was a covert glade, Foreby a narrow foord, to them well knowne […]
- to plant a covert alley
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historicallawUnder coverture.
- feme covert
- […] a separate use for a woman cannot be created unless she is covert, or unless in immediate contemplation of her marriage.
covertnoun/ˈkʌvət/
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A covering.
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A disguise.
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A hiding place.
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Area of thick undergrowth where animals hide.
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biologynatural-sciencesornithologyA feather that covers the bases of flight feathers.
- When he felt the trappings being taken off him, so that he was in hunting order, Cully did make some movements as if to rouse. He raised his crest, his shoulder coverts and the soft feathers of his thighs.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。