掩盖

• 拼音: yǎn gài
• 汉字拆解: 掩 = 扌(hand) + 奄 (to cover suddenly — a hand thrown over something to hide it); 盖 = 艹 (grass/cover) + 盍 (cover completely — a lid placed over a vessel)

含义

To cover up; to conceal; to hide. To obscure the truth, a mistake, or an unpleasant reality — either physically or metaphorically.

Stronger and more deliberate than 隐藏 (to hide). Often implies deception or an attempt to prevent discovery: 掩盖真相 (to cover up the truth), 掩盖罪行 (to conceal crimes), 掩盖矛盾 (to paper over contradictions). Used in investigative journalism, political commentary, and legal contexts.

例句

1. 调查人员发现，这家企业在过去数年间一直通过伪造财务报表来掩盖真实的亏损情况，最终东窗事发。
2. 厚厚的积雪掩盖了山路上的坚冰，给毫无防备的登山者带来了极大的安全隐患。
3. 一味掩盖内部管理问题只能让矛盾不断积累，最终必然以更剧烈的方式爆发，造成更大的损失。

用法指南

语境: investigation, politics, law, management, everyday

语气: negative

正确说法

• 当局试图掩盖这起安全事故的真实伤亡数据，但在记者和公众的持续追问下，完整的调查报告最终还是被迫对外公布。(The authorities attempted to cover up the actual casualty figures from this safety incident, but under sustained questioning from journalists and the public, the complete investigation report was ultimately forced into the open.)
• 用表面的繁荣景象来掩盖日益加剧的社会分化，这种做法不仅无法解决根本问题，反而会加速矛盾激化的进程。(Using a superficial appearance of prosperity to conceal deepening social stratification not only fails to address fundamental problems but will in fact accelerate the intensification of social contradictions.)

错误说法

• 她掩盖了自己的脸 — while physically covering one's face is a valid use of 掩, the more natural expression is 她捂住了脸 or 她用手遮住脸; 掩盖 in modern usage is strongly associated with concealment of information or truth rather than physical covering of the body

起源与历史

掩 (to cover/conceal — 扌hand radical + 奄 to cover over, suddenly concealing) + 盖 (to cover/lid — 艹 grass-like top + 盍 covering — something placed over to hide what is below)

文化背景

时代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal