secrecy

英 ['siːkrɪsɪ] 美['sikrəsi]
  • n. 保密;秘密;隐蔽

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复数: secrecies;

中文词源


secrecy 保密,秘密

来自 secret,保密,保密,-cy,表状态或性质。

英文词源


secrecy (n.)
1570s, from secretee, "quality of being secret" (early 15c.), from Old French secré, variant of secret (see secret (n.)) + -ty (2). Form altered on model of primacy, etc.

双语例句


1. This government has developed an unhealthy obsession with secrecy.
本届政府在保密方面做过了头。

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2. They have been accused of secrecy and high-handedness in their dealings.
他们被指控隐瞒信息和强制交易。

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3. She was bursting to announce the news but was sworn to secrecy.
她急不可待想宣布这个消息,但却发过誓要守口如瓶。

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4. Preparations for the wedding were made under a cloak of secrecy.
婚礼的准备工作是秘密进行的。

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5. The secrecy and swiftness of the invasion shocked and amazed army officers.
这次入侵的隐秘和迅速令陆军军官们大为震惊。

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