单词 | hidden |
释义 | hidden (once / 132 pages) adj Hidden things can't be seen — they're concealed in some way. A hidden video camera inside a teddy bear might secretly be keeping an eye on a new babysitter. People with hidden feelings don't let their sadness, anger, and joy show; and hidden clues in a treasure hunt can't be easily found. Hidden things can be obscured deliberately (like hidden eggs at an Easter egg hunt), or simply out of view or undetected by you. Hidden is the past participle of hide, from the Old English hydan, which means "to hide or conceal," but also "to bury a corpse." WORD FAMILYhidden: hiddenest, hiddenly, hiddenness+/hide: hid, hidden, hides, hiding/hiding: hidings USAGE EXAMPLESSeparately, a young African man was found hidden in a woman's suitcase. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) Melania Trump’s barely hidden misogyny revealed itself in her softball interview with Anderson Cooper in October. Salon(Jan 01, 2017) They are supposed to sing “I See Victory” from the soundtrack of the new movie “Hidden Figures.” Seattle Times(Dec 31, 2016) 1adj not accessible to view Syn concealed, out of sight invisible, unseeable impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye 2adj designed to elude detection a hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole Syn secret concealed hidden on any grounds for any motive 3adj difficult to find hidden valleys a hidden cave Syn obscure concealed hidden on any grounds for any motive |
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