veil
gb/vˈeɪl/ us/vˈeɪl/
A2
영어
~ 3200
의미
의미 0개
명사
A2
entity
1
Thin cloth covering face or head
A thin piece of cloth that covers the face or head.
사용 패턴：
[someone] wears a veil
자주 하는 실수：
Learners sometimes confuse 'veil' with 'vale' (a valley), which is unrelated.
유의어
headscarf (Covers the head but not usually the face; broader category.)
반의어
bareheaded (Without any covering on the head.)
연어
wear a veil
|lift a veil
|bridal veil
|black veil
주제
clothing
|culture
|ceremony
|core_vocabulary
예문
- 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.
학습자용 예문
- The woman wears a veil.
- The bride has a long veil.
- She takes off her veil.
동사
B1
action
2
Cover with thin layer or cloth
To cover something with a thin cloth or layer so it cannot be seen clearly.
사용 패턴：
to veil [something]
자주 하는 실수：
Learners may confuse 'veil' as a verb with 'vale', which is not a verb and means 'valley'.
유의어
cover (General term for putting something over something else.)
반의어
uncover (To remove a covering from something.)
연어
veil the face
|veil the truth
|mountains veiled in mist
주제
appearance
|concealment
|core_vocabulary
예문
- Mist veiled the mountains in the distance.
- She veiled her face with a scarf.
- The truth was veiled by false reports.
학습자용 예문
- Clouds veil the sun.
- She veils her head.
- Fog veils the town.
명사
B2
entity
3
Something that hides or obscures
Something that hides or makes it hard to see or know the truth.
자주 하는 실수：
Learners may take figurative uses literally and imagine an actual cloth instead of an abstract barrier.
유의어
covering (General term; does not imply concealment as strongly.)
반의어
openness (Quality of being open and not hidden.)
연어
veil of secrecy
|veil of mystery
|draw a veil over
주제
metaphor
|concealment
|communication
|core_vocabulary
예문
- 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.
학습자용 예문
- A veil of fog hides the city.
- There is a veil of mystery around him.
- They work under a veil of secrecy.
문법
기본형
veil
IPA
GB/vˈeɪl/
US/vˈeɪl/
음절 및 강세
veil （1음절）
Stress on 1st syllable (veil)
활용형
Noun
- Base: veil
- Plural: veils
Verb
- Base: veil
- 3rd Person Singular: veils
- Present Participle: veiling
- Past: veiled
관련 단어
Forms
veils
noun
veiling
verb
veiled
verb
Related words
unveil
verb B2
unveiling
noun
Negative and opposite forms
unveiled
adjective
표현
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.
예문
- 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.
예문
- 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.
예문
- 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.
예문
- 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.