overt的词源

英文词源

overt (adj.)

early 14c., "open to view," from Old French overt (Modern French ouvert), past participle of ovrir "to open," from Latin aperire "to open, uncover," from PIE compound *ap-wer-yo- from *ap- "off, away" (see abo-) + base *wer- (5) "to cover" (see weir). Compare Latin operire "to cover," from the same root with PIE prefix *op- "over;" and Lithuanian atveriu "open," uzveriu "shut."

中文词源

overt：公开的，公然的，明显的

学过法语的人恐怕都晓得overt源于古法语动词ovrir（打开）的过去分词overt。overt进人英语后，读音被英语化了，用作形容词，常作“公开的”、“公然的”、“明显的”解。它的反义词covert（隐蔽的，暗地里的）则源自另一古法语动词covrir（遮盖）的过去分词covert。

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overt：公开的，明显的

来自拉丁语aperire,打开，揭露，来自PIE*ap-wer,打开，来自*ap,离开，词源同前缀ab-,*wer,覆盖，关闭，保护，词源同warranty,cover,aperture.即打开的，引申词义公开的，明显的。