covert

秘密の、隠された

多くの人に知られないように隠されている、または行われる。

やさしい英語で： Kept hidden or done secretly so that most people do not know about it.

• They planned a covert operation.
• The police carried out covert surveillance of the building.
• His covert support for the group remained unknown for years.

類義語： secret, hidden, clandestine

反対語： overt, open

よく使う表現： covert operation, covert surveillance, covert activity

茂み、やぶ

野生動物が隠れられる、低木が密集した場所。

やさしい英語で： A place with thick bushes where wild animals can hide.

• A fox hid in the covert.
• The hunters searched the covert near the stream.
• Several deer emerged from the dense covert.

類義語： thicket, cover

よく使う表現： dense covert, fox covert, woodland covert