veiled

/veɪld/ (bre, ipa) · [vˈeld] /veɪld/ (ame, ipa) · [vˈeld] /ˈvāld How to pronounce veiled (audio)/ (ame, mw)

veiled — adjective

  • veiledpositive
  • veiledercomparative
  • veiledestsuperlative

1. Describing a comment, threat, warning, or criticism that is worded on purpose so

1.形容詞B2
釋義

Describing a comment, threat, warning, or criticism that is worded on purpose so that the real message stays hidden — the speaker expects you to understand the full meaning without stating it plainly.

例句

Tariq made a veiled threat about what might happen if the deal fell through.

collocation: veiled threat

The senator's speech contained several veiled criticisms of the new trade policy.

collocation: veiled criticism

同義詞
  • covert

    emphasises that the true nature is hidden on purpose, often in secret operations or plans

  • disguised

    suggests that something is deliberately made to look like something else

  • implicit

    focuses on ideas that are suggested without being stated directly; slightly less negative than veiled

反義詞
  • explicit

    stated clearly and directly, with nothing hidden

  • open

    expressed without attempt to hide the meaning

文法句型

veiled + noun (threat, warning, criticism, reference)

用法筆記

Frequently used before nouns such as threat, warning, criticism, or reference. The subject is usually a person or a piece of communication (speech, letter, remark).

常見錯誤

❌His comment was veiled out of politeness.
✅His comment was a veiled expression of doubt.
💡'veiled' is not used with 'out of'; it describes the nature of the expression itself.

2. Wearing fabric over the face or head so that part of it stays hidden, or made ha

2.形容詞B2
釋義

Wearing fabric over the face or head so that part of it stays hidden, or made hard to see because something like a thin sheet or haze is in the way.

例句

At the wedding the bride walked down the aisle in a beautifully veiled headdress.

literal: wearing a veil

The tops of the mountains stayed veiled in thick cloud for most of the morning.

figurative: obscured view

同義詞
  • covered

    more general; does not specify the type of covering

  • shrouded

    suggests a mysterious or dramatic concealment, often with cloth or darkness

  • hidden

    broader; anything kept out of sight, not necessarily by a physical covering

反義詞

文法句型

veiled + noun; be + veiled