envelopment

IPA/ɪnˈveləpmənt/
IPA/ɪnˈveləpmənt/

envelopment — noun

1. the process or condition of something being covered all around, so that it is su

1.名詞C2
釋義

the process or condition of something being covered all around, so that it is surrounded on every side

例句

The cave disappeared in the envelopment of thick sea mist.

envelopment of [place] in [covering substance]

Elena relaxed under the envelopment of the heavy winter quilt.

under the envelopment of for physical wrapping

同義詞
  • wrapping

    a more everyday word, often used for paper, cloth, or another material put around something

  • covering

    broader and less formal, and it does not always suggest being surrounded on every side

  • shrouding

    often stresses hiding something from view, especially in fog, smoke, or darkness

反義詞
  • exposure

    focuses on something being left open or uncovered instead of surrounded

文法句型

the envelopment of something in something

the envelopment by something

under the envelopment of something

用法筆記

Usually found in formal writing. It often appears with of, in, or by when describing something being surrounded by cloth, smoke, mist, darkness, or another covering layer.

常見錯誤

❌Please put the letter in an envelopment.
✅Please put the letter in an envelope.
💡envelope is the paper cover itself, but envelopment names the act or state of covering.
❌The baby's envelopment was blue and soft.
✅The baby's blanket was blue and soft.
💡envelopment is not the cloth itself; it is the covering around something.