hidden

/ˈhɪdn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhɪdn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhi-dᵊn/ (ame, mw)

hidden — adjective

  • hiddenpositive
  • more hiddencomparative
  • most hiddensuperlative

1. When something is hidden, it is placed somewhere that makes it difficult for oth

1.形容詞B1
釋義

When something is hidden, it is placed somewhere that makes it difficult for others to see or locate.

例句

Owen found a hidden camera in the corner of the hotel room.

hidden + camera — concealed recording device

The old keys were hidden behind a loose brick in the garden wall.

同義詞
  • concealed

    more formal and often suggests intentional hiding

  • covered

    emphasises something placed on top, not necessarily hidden from view

  • buried

    suggests being placed underground or under a large amount of material

反義詞
  • visible

    able to be seen without effort

  • exposed

    not protected or covered at all

用法筆記

Can be used both attributively (a hidden camera) and predicatively (the ring lay hidden). When used as a past participle after be or get, it can describe the result of someone hiding something.

常見錯誤

❌I hidden the letter inside the drawer.
✅I hid the letter inside the drawer.
💡hidden is the past participle (used with have/be); hid is the simple past tense.

2. A hidden fact, feeling, or issue exists without being known to most people; it i

2.形容詞B2
釋義

A hidden fact, feeling, or issue exists without being known to most people; it is not talked about or made public.

例句

Haruto discovered a hidden talent for painting during his first college art class.

hidden + talent — undiscovered ability

The loan agreement had several hidden costs that the bank did not explain clearly.

同義詞
  • secret

    emphasises that only a small group knows about it

  • undisclosed

    formal; used especially for facts or information that have not been shared

  • concealed

    may imply deliberate effort to keep something from being known

反義詞
  • public

    known to everyone

  • open

    not kept from others; clear for all to see

用法筆記

Commonly used with abstract nouns such as cost, fee, risk, reason, agenda, meaning, talent, sadness, history. It does not describe physical concealment — the thing exists but is not widely known.

常見錯誤

❌She hidden the truth from her parents.
✅She hid the truth from her parents.
💡hidden is the past participle; the past simple is hid.
❌The movie has hidden message.
✅The movie has a hidden message.
💡hidden is an adjective and needs the article a/an/the before countable nouns.