secrecy

IPA/ˈsiːkrəsi/
KK[sˈikrəsi]IPA/ˈsiːkrəsi/

secrecy — 名詞

1. the act of hiding facts or plans so that only certain people know about them, or

1.名詞B2
釋義

保密

不讓他人知道資訊的狀態或做法

the act of hiding facts or plans so that only certain people know about them, or the condition of being kept unknown to the wider world

例句

Amara swore the children to secrecy before revealing the surprise party plans.

Amara 在透露驚喜派對計劃之前，要求孩子們保密。

collocation: swear someone to secrecy

The two diplomats met in secrecy at a small café near the bridge.

兩位外交官在橋邊的小咖啡館秘密會面。

常見搭配
  • sworn to secrecy
  • a cloak of secrecy
  • a veil of secrecy
  • maintain secrecy
  • preserve secrecy
  • in secrecy
  • the need for secrecy
同義詞
  • confidentiality

    more formal; used especially in legal, medical, or business settings where information is protected by rule or agreement

  • privacy

    about personal space and the right to be free from observation, rather than the deliberate hiding of specific information

  • discretion

    the quality of being careful and judicious about what one says, often out of tact rather than a need to conceal

反義詞
  • openness

    the quality of being honest and not hiding facts or intentions

  • transparency

    especially in organisations, the practice of making decisions and information visible to all

文法句型

swear someone to secrecy

in secrecy

maintain + secrecy

a cloak/veil of secrecy

用法筆記

An uncountable noun. Common patterns include 'in secrecy' (adverbial), 'swear someone to secrecy' (demand silence), and 'maintain/preserve secrecy.' Do not confuse with the countable noun 'secret' (the hidden thing itself).

常見錯誤

He told me a secrecy about his family.
He told me a secret about his family.
'Secrecy' is the state or practice of keeping things hidden, not the hidden information itself.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • a cloak of secrecy
  • a veil of secrecy
  • a culture of secrecy
  • the need for secrecy

副詞搭配

  • in secrecy
  • under strict secrecy
  • under a veil of secrecy

常用片語

  • swear someone to secrecy
  • maintain secrecy
  • preserve secrecy
  • bound by secrecy

介系詞搭配

  • in secrecy