a thinly veiled threat是什么意思？

a thinly veiled threat

几乎不加掩饰的威胁

thinly

adv. 薄薄地，稀疏地，细细地，勉强地；

例句
...grilled fish surrounded by a ring of thinly cut carrots.
边上放着一圈薄胡萝卜片的烤鱼

veiled

adj. 隐藏的，掩饰的，蒙着面纱的，声音哑的；v. veil的过去式和过去分词；

例句
Above him, in a niche on the wall, sat a tiny veiled Ganesh, the elephant god...
在他上方墙上的壁龛里安放着一尊极小的蒙面象头神伽内什的塑像。

threat

n. 威胁，恐吓，凶兆；

例句
The threat is likely to remain in abeyance until next year's meeting in Reykjavik.
这一威胁很可能会一直存在下去，直至明年的雷克雅未克会议。