divulgence
/daɪˈvʌl.dʒəns/ (bre, ipa) · /daɪˈvʌl.dʒəns/ (ame, ipa) · /-jən(t)s/ (ame, mw)
divulgence — 名詞
- divulgencesingular
- divulgencesplural
1. the act of letting other people know information that was meant to stay secret o
洩露；揭露
把保密內容說出去
the act of letting other people know information that was meant to stay secret or private
The unauthorized divulgence of the merger plan shook the whole company.
未經授權洩露合併計畫，讓整間公司都大受震動。
divulgence of + secret plan
A court inquiry examined the divulgence of patient records to reporters.
法院調查病歷被洩露給記者一事。
formal use with divulgence of + records
Mina feared that any divulgence of her address would put her family at risk.
Mina 擔心一旦洩露住址，家人就會陷入危險。
Without clear consent, the magazine's divulgence of private photos angered readers.
在沒有明確同意的情況下，那本雜誌洩露私密照片的行為惹怒了讀者。
Lawyers argued over whether the email was a divulgence of confidential advice.
律師爭論那封電子郵件是否算是洩露機密法律意見。
- disclosure
more neutral and common in business, legal, and official contexts
- revelation
suggests a more surprising or dramatic piece of news
- leak
more informal and often suggests unauthorized release to the public
- secrecy
the state of keeping information hidden
- concealment
the deliberate act of keeping something from being known
文法句型
divulgence of + noun
fear divulgence of + noun
用法筆記
Usually used in formal writing, especially when the information should have remained private. It most often takes an 'of' phrase naming the secret, record, or detail that became known.