隐形

Chinese HSK 7-9 Vocabulary Chinese ★★ 2/5 neutral yǐn xíng
拼音 yǐn xíng
汉字拆解 隐 = 阜 + hidden element (concealed, invisible); 形 = 彡 + 开 variant (flowing lines — visible shape, form)

含义

Invisible; hidden from sight; stealth. Describes something that cannot be seen by the naked eye or that operates without being detected.

Used both literally (隐形眼镜 — contact lenses, literally 'invisible-form lenses'; 隐形飞机 — stealth aircraft) and figuratively (隐形冠军 — hidden champion companies; 隐形贫困 — invisible poverty). Very productive in compound formation across technology, business, and social commentary.

例句

  1. 这次调查揭示了一批长期领先却几乎不为大众所知的隐形冠军企业。
  2. 新一代隐形战机用特殊曲面和涂层,大幅降低雷达反射面积。
  3. 社会学者把收入看似不低、却被房租和教育支出压垮的年轻人称为隐形贫困人口。

用法指南

语境: technology, business, social commentary, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

  • 这些制造业隐形冠军很少上财经头条,却在细分领域筑起高壁垒,市场份额常让巨头望尘莫及。(These manufacturing hidden champions rarely make financial headlines, yet they have built high barriers in niche fields and often leave giants far behind in market share.)
  • 研究者指出,交通基础设施的隐形成本常被低估,包括施工扰民、出行习惯重塑和土地价值再分配。(Researchers point out that the hidden costs of transport infrastructure are often underestimated, including construction disruptions, reshaped travel habits, and the redistribution of land values.)

错误说法

  • 他穿着隐形了 — 隐形 is an attributive adjective or predicate; restructure as 他穿上了隐形装置后消失了 or simply use 看不见了; 隐形 cannot be used as a resultative complement directly after a verb of wearing

起源与历史

隐 (concealed/invisible — 阜 mound + hidden; not visible) + 形 (form/shape — 彡 flowing lines + 开 variant; visible shape); together: 'concealed form' — that which has form but cannot be seen

文化背景

时代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal

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