shroud
/ʃraʊd/📚 13261 1A shroud is a cloth which is used for wrapping a dead body. 裹尸布
noun [专属名词]裹尸布，寿衣；<文>覆盖物，遮蔽物；（技）护罩，管套；（船桅或中桅的）左右支索，侧支索（shrouds）；（降落伞的）吊伞索（=shroud line）
Why he was finally wrapped in a woman's painted shroud is a mystery. '.
为什么他最后被裹上涂有颜料的女用裹尸布，这就是个谜。
verb [vt. 及物动词]覆盖，隐藏；隐瞒，保密；用布裹（尸体）
If something has been shrouded in mystery or secrecy, very little information about it has been made available.
掩盖
sh(音似： 尸) + roud(看作round围绕着) → 缠绕着尸体的 → 裹尸布
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