reveal: [14] To reveal something is etymologically to ‘unveil’ it. The word comes via Old French reveler from Latin revēlāre ‘unveil, disclose’, a compound verb formed from the prefix re- ‘back’ (in the sense ‘reverting to a former condition’) and vēlum ‘veil’ (source of English veil). => veil
reveal (v.)
late 14c., from Old French reveler "reveal" (14c.), from Latin revelare "reveal, uncover, disclose," literally "unveil," from re- "opposite of" (see re-) + velare "to cover, veil," from velum "a veil" (see veil (n.)). Related: Revealed; revealing.
例文
1. Experts reveal only as much as they care to.
専門家たちは、彼らが明らかにしたいことだけを明らかにした。
2.He cannot reveal how much money is involved in the scheme.
彼はこの計画にいくら投資したかを明らかにすることはできない。
3.Companies should be made to reveal more about their financial position.
会社に財務状況をより透明化するように要求すべきである。
4.The wall caved in to reveal a blocked-up Victorian fireplace.
壁が崩れ、中に積まれたビクトリア時代の暖炉が露出した。
5.The hinged seat lifts up to reveal a useful storage space.