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单词 incognito
释义
incognitoin‧cog‧ni‧to /ˌɪnkɒɡˈniːtəʊ $ ˌɪnkɑːɡˈniːtoʊ/ adverb Word Origin
WORD ORIGINincognito
Origin:
1600-1700 Italian, Latin incognitus ‘unknown’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • He tried to go incognito but his bizarre disguise made him stand out even more.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Architects are said to have been prowling on the island incognito gathering intelligence for their mission.
  • Edward returns incognito, however, and after various complications is reunited with his sweetheart, Mary Fielding.
  • Enter one slightly grubby swan, stage right, to swim nonchalantly beside the boat, incognito.
  • I assured him that if we went it would be unannounced and incognito.
  • Prior to this ritual, he seems to have been incognito.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorsomeone whose name is not known
someone who is anonymous does something without saying what their name is, or their name is not known: · The writer of the poem is anonymous.an anonymous donor (=someone who gives something but does not say publicly who they are): · $50,000 has been given to the charity by an anonymous donor from Utah.anonymous letter/phone call (=from someone who does not say their name): · I received anonymous phone calls warning me not to go to the police about what I'd seen.somebody wishes to remain anonymous: · One source, who wished to remain anonymous, said that he had seen the woman go into his room.
an unnamed person is someone whose name has not been made known publicly: · An unnamed bidder paid $23 million for the painting.· The newspaper received the information from an unnamed source.
an unidentified person is someone whose name is not known because police or government officials have been unable to find out who they are, or have not said who they are: · Five men were wounded by an unidentified gunman in Belfast city centre yesterday.· The three bodies found in the river remain unidentified.· An unidentified caller contacted the police and gave the names of the men involved in the robbery.
if a famous person goes somewhere incognito , they go there without telling people who they are: · He tried to go incognito but his bizarre disguise made him stand out even more.
an unknown person is someone whose name is not known because you do not know them or because they are not famous: · She said the flowers were from an unknown admirer.· We met near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.unknown to: · Most of the stars in the movie are unknown to US audiences.
a nameless person is one of many people who are not famous and whose names are not generally known: · No one gives much thought to the nameless millions who work in our factories.· the nameless victims of the nation's civil war
if a famous person does something incognito, they do it without letting people know who they aredisguise:  That night, Lenin travelled incognito to the party headquarters.
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