2022-01-29
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน - Set – C – covert & overt
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Dictionary.com:
ออกเสียง covert – Adj. = “KOH-vert or ”KUHV-ert;
- noun = “KUHV-ert or ”KOH-vert
ออกเสียง overt = “oh-VURT” or “OH-vurt”
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressions:
covert & overt
These “look-alikes” are sometimes confused
despite the fact that they are antonyms.
Convert means “covered,” “sheltered,” “hidden,” “secret,” “concealed”:
overt means “open to view,” “plain,” “manifest,” “apparent,” “public.”
To keep them distinguished, associate
overt withopen andcovert withcover:
“His every act and aim was overt, a matter of public record.”
“These politicians entered into a convert agreement about the paving contracts.”
Dictionary.com:
HOW TO PRONOUNCE COVERT
Covert, related to cover, has historically been
pronounced [kuhv-ert], with [uh],
the same stressed vowel found in cover.
This [uh] is the traditional and unchallenged vowel in many other English words spelled with stressed o followed by v, voiced th,
or a nasal in the same syllable,
words of high frequency
like love and above, mother and other, some and honey.
The adjective covert, however, by analogy with overt [oh-vurt, oh-vert],
its semantic opposite, has developed the pronunciation [koh-vert],
perhaps because of the frequent coupling of the two terms in the news media.
This is now the more common pronunciation for
the adjective in American English, though not in British English,
which retains the historical pronunciation.
For the noun senses, less likely to appear in the news
or to be contrasted with overt and its [oh] sound,
the historical [kuhv-ert] remains the more frequent pronunciation.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Choose the Right Synonym for covert
Adjective
Secret, Covert, Stealthy, Furtive, Clandestine, Surreptitious, Underhanded
mean done without attracting observation.
Secret implies concealment on any grounds for any motive.
met at a secret location
Covert stresses the fact of not being open or declared.
covert intelligence operations
Stealthy suggests taking pains to avoid being seen or heard especially in some misdoing.
the stealthy step of a burglar
Furtive implies a sly or cautious stealthiness.
lovers exchanging furtive glances
Clandestine implies secrecy usually for an evil, illicit, or unauthorized purpose and often emphasizes the fear of being discovered.
a clandestine meeting of conspirators
Surreptitious applies to action or behavior done secretly often with skillful avoidance of detection and in violation of custom, law, or authority.
the surreptitious stockpiling of weapons
Underhanded stresses fraud or deception.
an underhanded trick
