cloak
英 [kl??k]
美 [klok]
- n. 斗蓬；寬大外衣；托詞
- vt. 遮掩；隱匿
- n. (Cloak)人名；(英)克洛克
助記提示
1. originally "travelers' cape," literally "a bell," so called from the garment's bell-like shape.
2. clock => cloak.
3. 有一門(mén)武功叫“金鐘罩”，是對(duì)此非常形象、生動(dòng)的寫(xiě)照。
中文詞源
cloak 斗蓬來(lái)自clock,因形似鐘而得名。
英文詞源
- cloak (n.)
- late 13c., "long, loose outer garment," from Old North French cloque (Old French cloche, cloke) "travelling cloak," from Medieval Latin clocca "travelers' cape," literally "a bell," so called from the garment's bell-like shape (the word is thus a doublet of clock (n.1)). An article of everyday wear in England through 16c., somewhat revived 19c. as a fashion garment. Cloak-and-dagger (adj.) attested from 1848, said to be ultimately translating French de cape et d'épée, suggestive of stealthy violence and intrigue.
Other "cloak and dagger pieces," as Bouterwek tells us the Spaniards call their intriguing comedies, might be tried advantageously in the night, .... ["Levana; or the Doctrine of Education," English translation, London, 1848]
- cloak (v.)
- c. 1500, from cloak (n.). Figuratively from 1540s. Related: Cloaked; cloaking.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. She was released from prison in a cloak and dagger operation yesterday.
- 在昨天的一次秘密行動(dòng)中她從監(jiān)獄獲釋。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. Preparations for the wedding were made under a cloak of secrecy.
- 婚禮的準(zhǔn)備工作是秘密進(jìn)行的。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. They left under the cloak of darkness.
- 他們?cè)诤诎档难谧o(hù)下離開(kāi)了。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. She threw a heavy woollen cloak over her shoulders.
- 她把一件厚重的羊毛斗篷披在肩上.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. She is wearing a red cloak with a hood.
- 她穿著一件紅色帶兜帽的披風(fēng).
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》