camouflage
camouflage是一个名词,动词和形容词,意思是“伪装,掩饰,或者用于伪装或掩饰的东西”。
camouflage这个词来自法语的camoufler,意思是“伪装,掩饰”,它是巴黎俚语,源自意大利语的camuffare,意思也是“伪装,掩饰”。
camuffare这个词的起源不太确定,可能是由capo muffare组成的,意思是“包住头部”。
所以,camouflage这个词从词源上看,就是指通过包住或改变外表来达到伪装或掩饰的目的。
The spy camouflaged himself as a waiter to get into the party.
(间谍伪装成服务员,混进了聚会。)(动词)
The leopard’s spots are a natural camouflage that helps it hunt.
(豹子的斑点是一种天然的伪装,帮助它捕猎。)(名词)
She wore a camouflage jacket to show her support for the army.
(她穿了一件伪装夹克,以示对军队的支持。)(形容词)
The soldiers wore camouflage uniforms to blend in with the forest.
(士兵们穿着伪装服,以便与森林融为一体。)(形容词)
