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If a famous person does something incognito, they do it without letting people know who they are. They may wear a cap and glasses, use another name, or simply not announce themselves.
If a famous person does something incognito如果一個名人incognito地做某件事, they他們 do it without letting people know who they are是在不讓大家知道他們是誰的情況下做的. They他們 may wear a cap and glasses可能會戴帽子和眼鏡, use another name用別的名字, or simply not announce themselves或者根本不對外表明身分.
You can say they travel incognito, or that they are incognito. It has a slightly story-like, spy-or-celebrity feel — newspapers and films like it.
You你 can say they travel incognito可以說他們incognito地旅行, or that they are incognito或者說他們是incognito的. It它 has a slightly story-like, spy-or-celebrity feel帶點故事感，有點間諜或名人的味道 —— newspapers and films like it報紙和電影都很愛用.
Ordinary people hiding from an ex would more often say they are keeping a low profile.
Ordinary people一般人 hiding from an ex要躲前任的時候 would more often say they are keeping a low profile通常會說自己是在保持低調.
Though actually, incognito is not the same as a full costume disguise, and it is not the same as anonymous (where there is no name at all). The person still has a name; they just do not want it recognised right now.
Though actually不過事實上, incognitoincognito is not the same as a full costume disguise跟整套變裝偽裝不一樣, and it also它也 is not the same as anonymous跟anonymous匿名不一樣, where there is no name at all那是連名字都沒有的情況. The person這個人 still has a name還是有名字, they just do not want it recognised right now只是現在不想被認出來而已.
原始詞典資料4 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。
incognitoadj/ˌɪnkɒɡˈniːtoʊ/
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Without being known; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title; in disguise.
- THE Scepticks think 'twas long ago, / Since Gods came down Incognito; / To ſee who were their Friends or Foes, / And how our Actions fell or roſe.
incognitoadv/ˌɪnkɒɡˈniːtoʊ/
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Without revealing one's identity.
- The prince royal of Prussia came thither incognito.
- "But you can understand," said our strange visitor, sitting down once more and passing his hand over his high white forehead, "you can understand that I am not accustomed to doing such business in my own person. Yet the matter was so delicate that I could not confide it to an agent without putting myself in his power. I have come incognito from Prague for the purpose of consulting you."
incognitonoun/ˌɪnkɒɡˈniːtoʊ/
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One unknown or in disguise, or under an assumed character or name.
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The assumption of disguise or of a feigned character; the state of being in disguise or not recognized.
- Of those letters, and other attempts of the same kind, the author could not complain, though his incognito was endangered. He had challenged the public to a game at bo-peep, and if he was discovered in his “hiding-hole,” he must submit to the shame of detection.
- It contained a letter from the King himself, craving hospitality for a few days, as his mother was about to visit England, and to take up with Lord Avonleigh her residence at the Castle. A slight incognito would be preserved, and as little form and ceremony expected as was possible.
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。