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. 有一門武功叫“金鐘罩”，是對此非常形象、生動的寫照。
中文詞源
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中她從監獄獲釋。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Preparations for the wedding were made under a cloak of secrecy.
- 婚禮的準備工作是秘密進行的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. They left under the cloak of darkness.
- 他們在黑暗的掩護下離開了。
來自《權威詞典》
- 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.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. She is wearing a red cloak with a hood.
- 她穿著一件紅色帶兜帽的披風.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》