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covert

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源自中古英語 covert，源自古法語 covert，covrir (“盖”)（对应于拉丁語 coopertus）的过去分词，与cover同源。

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covert (比較級 more covert，最高級 most covert)

  1. (現罕用) 隐藏的，被遮盖的
  2. (比喻義) 秘密的，暗中的
  3. (法律，歷史) 有丈夫的，受丈夫保护的
    近義詞：covert baron
    • 1880, Weekly Notes of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the County Courts of Philadelphia, and the United States District and Circuit Courts for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, page 292:
      […] a separate use for a woman cannot be created unless she is covert, or unless in immediate contemplation of her marriage.
    • 1890, Albert Gibson, Robert McLean, Law Notes, page 77:
      […] in the second case, as long as the woman is covert she cannot anticipate the income, and a mere alienation of her interest is not an attempt to anticipate.
    • 1906, Abraham Clark Freeman, The American State Reports: Containing the Cases of General Value and Authority Subsequent to Those Contained in the "American Decisions" [1760-1869] and the "American Reports" [1869-1887] Decided in the Courts of Last Resort of the Several States [1886-1911], page 305:
      Being advised of the fact that the woman is covert, he stands charged with a knowledge of her disability . A married woman has no power to deal as principal if she is in fact a surety […]

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covert (複數 coverts)

  1. 遮盖物
  2. 伪装
  3. 藏身处
  4. （动物躲藏的）茂密草木
  5. (鳥類學) 覆羽

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covert

  1. covern 的屈折：
    1. 第三人稱單數現在時
    2. 第二人稱複數現在時
    3. 第二人稱複數虛擬式一式
    4. 複數命令式

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源自拉丁語 coopertus。

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covert

  1. covrir 的過去時分詞

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  • 英語: covert
  • 法語: couvert
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