释义 |
vail/veil/v. archaic [古义] 1 tr. lower or doff (one's plumes, pride, crown, etc.) esp. in token of submission 垂下(羽毛);脱下(王冠等);伏首(尤指表示屈服或降服) 2 intr. yield; give place; remove one's hat as a sign of respect etc. 服从;屈服;脱帽(以示敬意等) [Middle English, via obsolete avale from Old French avaler ‘to lower’ from a val ‘down’, from val VALE1] |