adumbratead•um•brate /'ædʌmbreɪt/

vt

1. 正式 暗示；预示；勾划出…的轮廓

• The local festival pattern was adumbrated in the seventeenth century. 当地的这种节日风俗于17世纪初步形成。

2. 遮挡，在…投上阴影

• The rain didn't adumbrate his mood. 大雨并没有影响他的情绪。

–adumbration n U