資料來源 : pyDict
明顯的,公然的
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Overt \O"vert\, a. [OF. overt, F. ouvert, p. p. of OF. ovrir, F.
ouvrir, to open, of uncertain origin; cf. It. aprire, OIt.
also oprire, L. aperire to open, operire to cover, deoperire
to uncover. Perch. from L. aperire influenced by F. couvrir
to cover. Cf. {Aperient}, {Cover}.]
1. Open to view; public; apparent; manifest.
Overt and apparent virtues bring forth praise.
--Bacon.
2. (Law) Not covert; open; public; manifest; as, an overt act
of treason. --Macaulay.
No person shall be convicted of treason unless on
the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt
act, or on confession in open court. --Constitution
of the U. S.
Note: In criminal law, an overt act is an open done in
pursuance and manifestation of a criminal design; the
mere design or intent not being punishable without such
act. In English law, market overt is an open market; a
pound overt is an open, uncovered pound.
資料來源 : WordNet®
overt
adj : open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie";
"overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering" [syn:
{open}] [ant: {covert}]