reveal

英 [r?'vi?l] 美[r?'vil]

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第三人稱單數:?reveals;過去式:?revealed;過去分詞:?revealed;現在分詞:?revealing;

1. veil => -veal, vel-, velat-.
2. re- + -veal.

reveal 揭示，揭露

來自拉丁語 revelare,揭露，揭示，來自 re-,相反，velare,遮蓋，來自 velum,面紗，詞源同 veil,velar.

reveal: 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.

2. He cannot reveal how much money is involved in the scheme.: 他不能透露該計劃投入了多少錢。

3. Companies should be made to reveal more about their financial position.: 應該要求公司使其財務狀況更為透明化。

4. The wall caved in to reveal a blocked-up Victorian fireplace.: 墻坍塌了，露出砌在里面的維多利亞時代的壁爐。

5. The hinged seat lifts up to reveal a useful storage space.: 把用鉸鏈連接的座位抬起來后，就會發現下面有一個實用的儲物空間。