ONE PHRASE, IN CONTEXT
a thinly veiled threat
几乎不加掩饰的威胁
GET TO KNOW THE MEANING
读懂它，也学会这样说。
01几乎不加掩饰的威胁
thinly veiled 表示表面掩饰，但真实意图很明显。
IN A SENTENCE
His polite reply contained a thinly veiled threat.
他礼貌的回答中暗含着几乎不加掩饰的威胁。
In the profile, the artist recalls a thinly veiled threat to withdraw support unless she changed her style.
在这篇人物特写中，艺术家回忆起一项几乎不加掩饰的威胁：若她不改变风格，就撤回支持。