a thinly veiled criticism是什么意思？

a thinly veiled criticism

几乎没有遮掩的批评

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。

criticism

n. 批评，批判，鉴定，审定，考证，校勘，苛求，[哲]批判主义，评论，评论文章；

例句
That statement seemed designed to answer criticism of allied bombing missions.
那份声明似乎是专门就联合轰炸任务的批评作出反击。