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单词 secrecy
释义

secrecy

[ see-kruh-see ]
/ ˈsi krə si /
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noun, plural se·cre·cies for 5.

the state or condition of being secret, hidden, or concealed: a meeting held in secrecy.
the state of being apart from other people; privacy; seclusion.
ability to keep a secret.
the habit or characteristic of being secretive; reticence.
Archaic. something that is secret or mysterious: the secrecies of nature.

Origin of secrecy

1375–1425; obsolete secre (<Middle French secrésecret) + -cy; replacing late Middle English secretee, equivalent to secre + -tee-ty2

SYNONYMS FOR secrecy

1 confidentiality, privacy, stealth, covertness.
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Words nearby secrecy

Second Vatican Council, second wind, Second World, Second World War, secos, secrecy, secret, secreta, secret agent, secretagog, secretagogue
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British Dictionary definitions for secrecy

secrecy
/ (ˈsiːkrɪsɪ) /

noun plural -cies

the state or quality of being secret
the state of keeping something secret
the ability or tendency to keep things secret
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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