reveal
英 [rɪˈviːl]
美 [rɪˈviːl]
- vt. 显示;透露;揭露;泄露
- n. 揭露;暴露;门侧,窗侧
1. veil => -veal, vel-, velat-.
2. re- + -veal.
reveal 揭示,揭露来自拉丁语 revelare,揭露,揭示,来自 re-,相反,velare,遮盖,来自 velum,面纱,词源同 veil,velar.
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reveal: [14] To reveal something is etymologically to ‘unveil’ it. The word comes via Old French reveler from Latin revēlāre ‘unveil, disclose’, a compound verb formed from the prefix re- ‘back’ (in the sense ‘reverting to a former condition’) and vēlum ‘veil’ (source of English veil).
=> veil
- reveal (v.)
- late 14c., from Old French reveler "reveal" (14c.), from Latin revelare "reveal, uncover, disclose," literally "unveil," from re- "opposite of" (see re-) + velare "to cover, veil," from velum "a veil" (see veil (n.)). Related: Revealed; revealing.
- 1. Experts reveal only as much as they care to.
- 专家们只透露了他们想透露的那些。
- 2. He cannot reveal how much money is involved in the scheme.
- 他不能透露该计划投入了多少钱。
- 3. Companies should be made to reveal more about their financial position.
- 应该要求公司使其财务状况更为透明化。
- 4. The wall caved in to reveal a blocked-up Victorian fireplace.
- 墙坍塌了,露出砌在里面的维多利亚时代的壁炉。
- 5. The hinged seat lifts up to reveal a useful storage space.
- 把用铰链连接的座位抬起来后,就会发现下面有一个实用的储物空间。