covert
TOEFL隠れた・秘密の
意味
- 隠れ場
- (特に猟獣・猟鳥の隠れる)やぶ,茂み
- (比較変化なし)秘密の,隠れた,暗に示した
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
From Middle English covert, from Old French covert, past participle of covrir (“to cover”) (corresponding to Latin coopertus); cognate to cover. Not closely related to overt, despite what the most common pronunciation would suggest.