veiled

adjective
🔊/veɪld/
🔊/veɪld/
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  1. a veiled threat, warning, etc. is not expressed directly or clearly because you do not want your meaning to be too obvious含蓄的;掩饰的
    • a thinly veiled threat几乎不加掩饰的威胁
    • She made a veiled reference to his past mistakes.她含蓄地提到了他过去所犯的错误。🔊🔊
  2. wearing a veil戴面纱的;蒙面的
    • a mysterious veiled woman戴面纱的神秘女人