Hidden in plain sight
9 phrases
Hidden in plain sight in English - 9 phrases you can play on a loop until they stick. Each one shows the characters, the reading and the meaning in six languages.
camouflage /ˈkæməˌflɑʒ/ — まわりに紛れるよう、姿を装うこと
The nest was perfect camouflage until the leaves came down. /ðə nɛst wɑz ˈpɝfɪkt ˈkæməˌflɑʒ ənˈtɪl ðə livz keɪm daʊn/ — その巣は、葉が落ちるまでは完璧に紛れていました
Painters were hired in 1917 to paint warships this way. /ˈpeɪntɚz wɝ ˈhaɪɚd ɪn tu peɪnt ˈwɔrˌʃɪps ðɪs weɪ/ — 1917 年、この塗り方のために画家たちが雇われました
cipher /ˈsaɪfɚ/ — 読めぬように組み替えた、秘密の書き方
The diary was in a cipher her grandson broke in one evening. /ðə ˈdaɪɚi wɑz ɪn ə ˈsaɪfɚ hɝ ˈɡrændˌsʌn broʊk ɪn wʌn ˈivnɪŋ/ — その日記は暗号で書かれ、孫が一晩で解きました
Sifr is empty, and it gave us zero as well. /ˈsɪfɝ ɪz ˈɛmpti ənd ɪt ɡeɪv ʌs ˈziroʊ æz wɛl/ — sifr とは「空」。そこから zero もまた生まれました
decipher /dɪˈsaɪfɚ/ — 隠された書きつけを、読み解くこと
Nobody has deciphered the label on the smallest jar. /ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi hæz dɪˈsaɪfɚd ðə ˈleɪbəl ɑn ðə ˈsmɔləst dʒɑr/ — いちばん小さな壺の札は、まだ誰にも読めていません
The word also serves for very bad handwriting. /ðə wɝd ˈɔlsoʊ sɝvz fɔr ˈvɛri bæd ˈhænˌdraɪtɪŋ/ — この語は、ひどい悪筆にも使われます
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