secrecy
英 ['si?kr?s?]
美['sikr?si]
- n. 保密；秘密；隱蔽
擴展詞匯CET6TEM4中低頻詞
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?secrecies;
中文詞源
secrecy 保密，秘密
來自 secret,保密，保密，-cy,表狀態(tài)或性質(zhì)。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. This government has developed an unhealthy obsession with secrecy.
- 本屆政府在保密方面做過了頭。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. They have been accused of secrecy and high-handedness in their dealings.
- 他們被指控隱瞞信息和強制交易。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. She was bursting to announce the news but was sworn to secrecy.
- 她急不可待想宣布這個消息，但卻發(fā)過誓要守口如瓶。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Preparations for the wedding were made under a cloak of secrecy.
- 婚禮的準(zhǔn)備工作是秘密進行的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The secrecy and swiftness of the invasion shocked and amazed army officers.
- 這次入侵的隱秘和迅速令陸軍軍官們大為震驚。
來自柯林斯例句