词语释义

英 ['kæməflɑːʒ] 美 ['kæmə'flɑʒ]

n. 伪装，掩饰

vt. 伪装，掩饰

vi. 伪装起来

单词分析：

记忆方法：camouflage：开抹覆垃圾。开始在上面涂抹覆盖垃圾——掩饰，伪装。
2. caput + muffle => camouflage "to muffle the head".
3. 谐音“开抹敷垃圾”。

英英释义

Noun:

an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something;"the theatrical notion of disguise is always associated with catastrophe in his stories"

fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background

device or stratagem for concealment or deceit

the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance;"he is a master of disguise"

Verb:

disguise by camouflaging; exploit the natural surroundings to disguise something;"The troops camouflaged themselves before they went into enemy territory"

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单词词源

中文词源

camouflage 伪装

词源不详。可能来自短语capo muffare, 盖住头。

英语词源

camouflage

camouflage: [20] Camouflage reached the English language during World War I, when the art of concealing objects from the enemy was considerably developed. It is of French origin, a derivative of the verb camoufler ‘disguise’, which came from Italian camuffare ‘disguise, trick’.

camouflage

1917, noun, verb, and adjective, from French camoufler, Parisian slang, "to disguise," from Italian camuffare "to disguise," which is of uncertain origin, perhaps a contraction of capo muffare "to muffle the head." Probably altered by influence of French camouflet "puff of smoke," on the notion of "blow smoke in someone's face." The British navy in World War I called it dazzle-painting.

Since the war started the POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY has published photographs of big British and French field pieces covered with shrubbery, railway trains "painted out" of the landscape, and all kinds of devices to hide the guns, trains, and the roads from the eyes of enemy aircraft.

Until recently there was no one word in any language to explain this war trick. Sometimes a whole paragraph was required to explain this military practice. Hereafter one word, a French word, will save all this needless writing and reading. Camouflage is the new word, and it means "fooling the enemy." ["Popular Science Monthly," August 1917]

词态变化

第三人称单数 camouflages;
过去式 camouflaged;
过去分词 camouflaged;
现在分词 camouflaging;

权威造句

1. They were dressed in camouflage and carried automatic rifles.

他们身穿迷彩服，携带自动步枪。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The white fur of the polar bear is a natural camouflage.

北极熊身上的白色的浓密软毛是一种天然的伪装.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. They used branches of trees as camouflage.

他们用树枝做伪装.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. The animal's markings provide effective camouflage.

这种动物身上的斑纹是很有效的伪装.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. I think that there has been an attempt to camouflage what really happened.

我认为，有人试图掩盖事情的真相。

来自柯林斯例句

近反义词

camouflage clothing 伪装衣

camouflage net 伪装网

radar camouflage 防雷达伪装

anti-radar camouflage 反雷达伪装

radio camouflage 无线电伪装

acoustic camouflage 音响伪装

night-fighter camouflage 夜航战斗机伪装...

infrared camouflage 红外伪装

electronic camouflage 电子伪装

camouflage discipline 伪装纪律

camouflage paint 覆面漆,盖面涂料,变...

protection camouflage 防护伪装

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radar camouflage 防雷达伪装

ocean camouflage clothing 海洋迷彩服

camouflage face paint n. 迷彩颜料

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anti radar camouflage 反雷达伪装

antiradar camouflage coatings 【化】 防雷达伪装涂料