日本語WordNet
the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it; "the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft"
the blocking of one sensation resulting from the presence of another sensation; "he studied auditory masking by pure tones"
JMdict
AIによる解説
The act of covering or concealing, or protective tape used in painting (masking tape).
ライセンス: KeyLang Original
Would you happen to know the time functions as indirect question masking straightforward information request through deferential hedging conventions.
「たまたま時間をご存知ですか」は、敬意を表すヘッジ慣習を通じて率直な情報要求を覆い隠す間接的質問として機能している。
The background noise helped in masking their conversation.
背景の騒音が彼らの会話を隠すのに役立ちました。
Conceitedness often masks deep insecurity.
うぬぼれはしばしば深い不安を隠している。
Beshimi masks are known for their fierce, intimidating expressions.
癋見の面は恐ろしく威圧的な表情で知られている。
Pronunciation data from ipa-dict (MIT License) based on cmudict-ipa by @lingz