"whitewashed" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 塗白
• 掩飾

Definition

用白色物質（如油漆）覆蓋，使事物看起來乾淨，也用比喻指掩飾不愉快的事實或真相。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

可描述物理表面，也可指掩飾錯誤或醜聞。社會歷史語境下，常指淡化或隱藏文化、歷史細節，帶批評意味。

Examples

The old wall was whitewashed last year.

那面舊牆去年被**塗白**了。

The report was whitewashed to hide the mistakes.

這份報告被**掩飾**了錯誤。

The movie was criticized for being whitewashed.

這部電影因為被**漂白**而受到批評。

After the scandal, the company tried to get the story whitewashed in the media.

醜聞之後，公司試圖讓媒體**掩飾**這個故事。

Many history books have whitewashed uncomfortable facts from the past.

許多歷史書籍**掩飾**了過去令人不舒服的事實。

The charming village was full of whitewashed houses and narrow streets.

迷人的小村莊充滿了**白色塗層**的房子和狹窄的街道。