单词 | envelop |
释义 | envelop/ɪnˈvɛləp / /ɛnˈvɛləp/verb (envelops, enveloping, enveloped) [with object] Wrap up, cover, or surround completely: a figure enveloped in a black cloak figurative a feeling of despair enveloped him...
Synonyms surround, cover, enfold, enwrap, blanket, swathe, swaddle, wrap (up), engulf, encircle, encompass, cocoon, sheathe, encase, enclose; cloak, conceal, hide, obscure, cover (up), screen, shield, mask, veil, shroud literary mantle, enshroud rare obnubilate UsageEnvelop is a verb, stressed on the second syllable and meaning ‘wrap completely’. The noun meaning ‘paper container for a letter’ is envelope, stressed on the first syllable. Derivativesenvelopment
OriginLate Middle English (formerly also as invelop(e)): from Old French envoluper, from en- 'in' + a second element (also found in develop) of unknown origin. Rhymes |
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