coverture

英 ['kʌvətjʊə] 美 ['kʌvɚtʃɚ]
  • n. 保护；覆盖；掩护；有夫之妇的法律身分
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英语词源

coverture (n.)
early 13c., earliest reference is to bedcovers, from Old French coverture (12c.) "blanket; roof; concealment," from Latin *coopertura, from past participle stem of cooperire "to cover" (see cover (v.)). Most modern senses had evolved by mid-15c.

权威例句

1. Wings - Celebrity, sometimes protection or coverture.
翅膀 - 名望, 有时表示保护或掩护.

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