单词 | secrecy |
释义 | secrecy (siːkrəsi ) uncountable noun [oft preposition NOUN] Secrecy is the act of keeping something secret, or the state of being kept secret. The British government has thrown a blanket of secrecy over the details. He shrouds his business dealings in secrecy. Synonyms: mystery, stealth, concealment, furtiveness Quotations: If you would wish another to keep your secret, first keep it yourselfHippolytus Collocations: complete secrecy To ensure complete secrecy a press area has been set up outside the hotel. Times, Sunday Times The major part of the trial has been heard in partial or complete secrecy for 'national security' reasons. Times, Sunday Times And the team need to do it in complete secrecy, to protect their new location. Times, Sunday Times Before this began, it was conducted in almost complete secrecy. Times, Sunday Times In this manner he was able to concoct a new album in complete secrecy. Times, Sunday Times The blackout was part of a campaign against laws that journalists say have stifled reporting and led to a culture of secrecy. Times,Sunday Times But more than just football has been affected by this culture of secrecy. Times, Sunday Times Accused of presiding over a 'culture of secrecy', the town's mayor eventually resigned. Times, Sunday Times The culture of secrecy on security issues had to be eliminated. Times, Sunday Times This culture of secrecy and lack of parliamentary scrutiny before a project starts to implode can only contribute to the cycle of failure. Times, Sunday Times Voters are suspicious because the talks are taking place in extreme secrecy. The Sun In both cases the speakers emphasized extreme secrecy of the matter. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Construction was in full swing (but in extreme secrecy, to avoid getting scooped by competitors) by early 2009. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Project-706 led to the creation of multiple production and research sites that operated in extreme secrecy and ambiguity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The flight tests were carried out in extreme secrecy, taking off and landing under propeller power, and only flying in the early morning before other workers had arrived. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There was a great irony in the censorship system created to maintain secrecy. canada.com To maintain secrecy the drill was held at night during recess. Times, Sunday Times That campaign has cost the taxpayer at least 150,000 in legal bills for what will be confirmed this week as a futile effort to maintain secrecy against the public interest. Times, Sunday Times And finally, the company was enjoined to maintain secrecy on finances and shareholders. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To maintain secrecy, there was to be no pre-battle bombardment, only artillery fire immediately prior to the advance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Even when official secrecy was relaxed, many agents remained tight-lipped. Times, Sunday Times At much the same time that official secrecy was eroding, unofficial secrecy also began to wane in the wider culture. Times, Sunday Times Those attitudes have been left marooned by a sea change in official secrecy over recent years. Times, Sunday Times Media reports suggest there could be reinforcements, although strict official secrecy has been maintained. Times, Sunday Times Surveillance involves a long tradition of excessive official secrecy. Times, Sunday Times All face prison sentences if they are convicted of theft, breaching secrecy laws, illegally accessing a database and money laundering. Times, Sunday Times Secrecy laws, first introduced in 1934, remain strictly enforced. Times, Sunday Times Until recently, strict secrecy laws have protected them from having to reveal what evidence they have against formal suspects - known as arguidos. The Sun It also called for more co-operation between governments to ensure that bank secrecy laws do not hinder anti-money-laundering measures - a call likely to win favour with many leading nations. Times, Sunday Times All the evidence in the investigation has until now been covered by strict secrecy laws. Times, Sunday Times For years, secrecy surrounded the products, which come in liquid and powdered form. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Luxembourg has bowed to international pressure to drop the veil of secrecy surrounding its banks. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The protective secrecy surrounding his deployments left much to my imagination. Christianity Today (2000) The committee has a 50-yearold rule enforcing strict secrecy over its deliberations. Times, Sunday Times Until recently, strict secrecy laws have protected them from having to reveal what evidence they have against formal suspects - known as arguidos. The Sun Everyone knew, despite strict secrecy. Times, Sunday Times All the evidence in the investigation has until now been covered by strict secrecy laws. Times, Sunday Times He gives the impression that he treats his books like military campaigns, operations to be carried out with reconnaissance, planning
and strict secrecy. Times, Sunday Times It took him a week of working in total secrecy before the new project, which he said would be a 'family room', was ready. Times, Sunday Times He was sworn to total secrecy for 10 weeks. Times, Sunday Times When the cockpit doors were finally pulled shut, affording total secrecy, the cabin still felt unusually open and unnatural. The Sun But the days of total secrecy are coming to an end. Times, Sunday Times To ensure total secrecy they memorise the winners rather than writing them down and get cards printed off for every nominee. Times, Sunday Times The answer was a resounding yes, and after just a few weeks of talks conducted in the utmost secrecy, the deal was done. Times, Sunday Times Everything would have to be done in the utmost secrecy. Times, Sunday Times It was all conducted in the utmost secrecy. Times, Sunday Times Yesterday had begun as it always would — with the utmost secrecy and discretion. Times, Sunday Times Everything was carried out with the utmost secrecy. Times, Sunday Times And it's all going on largely unchallenged behind the sacred veil of secrecy that covers the family courts system. The Sun (2011) Besides, the veil of secrecy that once surrounded medical treatments is rapidly disappearing. PLACEBO: The Belief Effect (2003) Luxembourg has bowed to international pressure to drop the veil of secrecy surrounding its banks. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Translations: Chinese: 保密 Japanese: 秘密厳守 |
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