veil
gb/vˈeɪl/ us/vˈeɪl/
A2
英語
~ 3200
語義
0件の語義
名詞
A2
entity
1
Thin cloth covering face or head
A thin piece of cloth that covers the face or head.
用法パターン：
[someone] wears a veil
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes confuse 'veil' with 'vale' (a valley), which is unrelated.
類義語
headscarf (Covers the head but not usually the face; broader category.)
対義語
bareheaded (Without any covering on the head.)
コロケーション
wear a veil
|lift a veil
|bridal veil
|black veil
テーマ
clothing
|culture
|ceremony
|core_vocabulary
例文
- The bride wore a white veil that covered her face.
- In some cultures, women wear a veil in public.
- She lifted her veil to speak to him.
学習者向け例文
- The woman wears a veil.
- The bride has a long veil.
- She takes off her veil.
動詞
B1
action
2
Cover with thin layer or cloth
To cover something with a thin cloth or layer so it cannot be seen clearly.
用法パターン：
to veil [something]
よくある間違い：
Learners may confuse 'veil' as a verb with 'vale', which is not a verb and means 'valley'.
類義語
cover (General term for putting something over something else.)
対義語
uncover (To remove a covering from something.)
コロケーション
veil the face
|veil the truth
|mountains veiled in mist
テーマ
appearance
|concealment
|core_vocabulary
例文
- Mist veiled the mountains in the distance.
- She veiled her face with a scarf.
- The truth was veiled by false reports.
学習者向け例文
- Clouds veil the sun.
- She veils her head.
- Fog veils the town.
名詞
B2
entity
3
Something that hides or obscures
Something that hides or makes it hard to see or know the truth.
よくある間違い：
Learners may take figurative uses literally and imagine an actual cloth instead of an abstract barrier.
類義語
covering (General term; does not imply concealment as strongly.)
対義語
openness (Quality of being open and not hidden.)
コロケーション
veil of secrecy
|veil of mystery
|draw a veil over
テーマ
metaphor
|concealment
|communication
|core_vocabulary
例文
- A veil of secrecy surrounded the negotiations.
- Her smile was a thin veil for her anger.
- The landscape was hidden behind a veil of fog.
学習者向け例文
- A veil of fog hides the city.
- There is a veil of mystery around him.
- They work under a veil of secrecy.
文法
辞書形
veil
IPA
GB/vˈeɪl/
US/vˈeɪl/
音節・強勢
veil （1音節）
Stress on 1st syllable (veil)
活用形
Noun
- Base: veil
- Plural: veils
Verb
- Base: veil
- 3rd Person Singular: veils
- Present Participle: veiling
- Past: veiled
関連語
Forms
veils
noun
veiling
verb
veiled
verb
Related words
unveil
verb B2
unveiling
noun
Negative and opposite forms
unveiled
adjective
表現
draw a veil over
1/dɹˈɔ ə vˈeɪl ˈoʊvɚ/
idiom
Avoid discussing something unpleasant
To choose not to talk about something because it is unpleasant or embarrassing.
例文
- I think we should draw a veil over what happened last night.
- He drew a veil over his past mistakes.
lift the veil
1/lˈɪft ðə vˈeɪl/
idiom
Reveal something hidden or secret
To make something known that was hidden before.
例文
- The investigation lifted the veil on government corruption.
- Her memoir lifts the veil on life in the palace.
veil of secrecy
1/vˈeɪl əv sˈikɹəsi/
idiom
Complete secrecy around something
A situation where information is kept completely secret.
例文
- The project was carried out under a veil of secrecy.
- Negotiations continued behind a veil of secrecy.
veil of secrecy
2/vˈeɪl əv sˈikɹəsi/
idiom
layer that hides full facts
A way of hiding the truth so that people cannot see or understand everything that is happening.
例文
- The veil of secrecy surrounding the trial was finally lifted.
- Journalists tried to break through the veil of secrecy around the talks.
- A thick veil of secrecy still covers the organization’s finances.