英语词汇“secret”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

secret

/ˈsiːkrɪt

adjective

1Not known or seen or not meant to be known or seen by others: how did you guess I’d got a secret plan? the resupply effort was probably kept secret from Congress...

His secret plans for a new and unconventional way of life have only just emerged from the letters he wrote to friends.
Even after the secret escape plan was revealed and all hell broke loose, the company held fast to its priorities.
This was a secret visit planned with military precision.

Synonyms

confidential, strictly confidential, top secret, classified, restricted, unrevealed, undisclosed, unpublished, untold, unknown, uncommunicated, behind someone's back, under wraps, unofficial, off the record, not for publication/circulation, not to be made public, not to be disclosed;

Latin sub rosa

informal hush-hush, mum

hidden, concealed;

camouflaged, disguised;

unnoticeable, invisible, inconspicuous

cryptic, encoded, coded, enciphered, hidden, mysterious, abstruse, recondite, arcane, esoteric, cabbalistic

secluded, private, concealed, hidden, sheltered, undisturbed, unfrequented, solitary, lonely, sequestered, out of the way, remote, isolated, off the beaten track, tucked away, cut-off

1.1 [attributive] Not meant to be known as such by others: a secret drinker...

Mr Hague reveals his history as a secret drinker in an interview published today in a glossy men's magazine.
And once you start talking, they will repeat what you say, and soon you will have a reputation of a secret drinker.
I'm a secret real ale drinker from time to time - could I be an English Democrat?

1.2Fond of or good at keeping things about oneself unknown: he can be the most secret man

Synonyms

uncommunicative, secretive, unforthcoming, reticent, private, media-shy, taciturn, silent, non-communicative, quiet, tight-lipped, close-mouthed, close, playing one's cards close to one's chest, clamlike, reserved, introvert, introverted, self-contained, discreet

noun

1Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others: a state secret at first I tried to keep it a secret from my wife...

But they're going to have to keep it a secret from everybody else…
Our families knew about it in advance and somehow managed to keep it a secret from me.
It also relates to hidden and unknown matters, secrets and private enemies.

Synonyms

confidential matter, confidence, private affair, skeleton in the cupboard

1.1Something that is not properly understood; a mystery: I’m not trying to explain the secrets of the universe in this book...

I can't explore the country's culture properly and learn its secrets.
Tour the grounds and uncover the mysteries and secrets of its plant life.
This house is history personified with all its grandeur, mysteries and unravelled secrets.

Synonyms

mystery, enigma, problem, paradox, puzzle, conundrum, poser, riddle, question, question mark

1.2A valid but not commonly known or recognized method of achieving or maintaining something: the secret of a happy marriage is compromise...

The secret to achieving and maintaining healthy, young looking skin is balance in your life and skin care routine.
Their secret is the Taguchi Method, which is a technique for designing experiments that converge on an ideal product solution.
The secret, La Collins maintains, to her youthful flush is nothing other than petroleum jelly and water.

Synonyms

recipe, formula, blueprint, magic formula, key, answer, solution

1.3A prayer said by the priest in a low voice after the offertory in a Roman Catholic Mass.

Phrases

be in (on) the secret

in secret

make no secret of something

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin secretus (adjective) 'separate, set apart', from the verb secernere, from se- 'apart' + cernere 'sift'.

Secret goes back to the Latin adjective secretus meaning ‘separate, set apart’. Secretary (Late Middle English) originally referred to a ‘person entrusted with a secret’. A secretarius in late Latin was a ‘confidential officer’. Secrete (mid 18th century) meaning ‘to hide’ is from the same source, but the sense secrete ‘produce and discharge’ (secreting insulin) dates from the early 18th century and was from secretion (mid 17th century) which is from Latin secretio ‘separation’.

单词	secret
释义	secret /ˈsiːkrɪt / adjective 1Not known or seen or not meant to be known or seen by others: how did you guess I’d got a secret plan? the resupply effort was probably kept secret from* Congress... His secret plans for a new and unconventional way of life have only just emerged from the letters he wrote to friends. Even after the secret escape plan was revealed and all hell broke loose, the company held fast to its priorities. This was a secret visit planned with military precision. Synonyms confidential, strictly confidential, top secret, classified, restricted, unrevealed, undisclosed, unpublished, untold, unknown, uncommunicated, behind someone's back, under wraps, unofficial, off the record, not for publication/circulation, not to be made public, not to be disclosed; Latin sub rosa informal* hush-hush, mum hidden, concealed; camouflaged, disguised; unnoticeable, invisible, inconspicuous cryptic, encoded, coded, enciphered, hidden, mysterious, abstruse, recondite, arcane, esoteric, cabbalistic secluded, private, concealed, hidden, sheltered, undisturbed, unfrequented, solitary, lonely, sequestered, out of the way, remote, isolated, off the beaten track, tucked away, cut-off 1.1 [attributive] Not meant to be known as such by others: a secret drinker... Mr Hague reveals his history as a secret drinker in an interview published today in a glossy men's magazine. And once you start talking, they will repeat what you say, and soon you will have a reputation of a secret drinker. I'm a secret real ale drinker from time to time - could I be an English Democrat? 1.2Fond of or good at keeping things about oneself unknown: he can be the most secret man Synonyms uncommunicative, secretive, unforthcoming, reticent, private, media-shy, taciturn, silent, non-communicative, quiet, tight-lipped, close-mouthed, close, playing one's cards close to one's chest, clamlike, reserved, introvert, introverted, self-contained, discreet noun 1Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others: a state secret at first I tried to keep it a secret from* my wife... But they're going to have to keep it a secret from everybody else… Our families knew about it in advance and somehow managed to keep it a secret from me. It also relates to hidden and unknown matters, secrets and private enemies. Synonyms confidential matter, confidence, private affair, skeleton in the cupboard 1.1Something that is not properly understood; a mystery: I’m not trying to explain the secrets of the universe in this book... I can't explore the country's culture properly and learn its secrets. Tour the grounds and uncover the mysteries and secrets of its plant life. This house is history personified with all its grandeur, mysteries and unravelled secrets. Synonyms mystery, enigma, problem, paradox, puzzle, conundrum, poser, riddle, question, question mark 1.2A valid but not commonly known or recognized method of achieving or maintaining something: the secret of a happy marriage is compromise... The secret to achieving and maintaining healthy, young looking skin is balance in your life and skin care routine. Their secret is the Taguchi Method, which is a technique for designing experiments that converge on an ideal product solution. The secret, La Collins maintains, to her youthful flush is nothing other than petroleum jelly and water. Synonyms recipe, formula, blueprint, magic formula, key, answer, solution 1.3A prayer said by the priest in a low voice after the offertory in a Roman Catholic Mass. Phrases be in (on) the secret in secret make no secret of something Origin Late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin secretus* (adjective) 'separate, set apart', from the verb secernere, from se- 'apart' + cernere 'sift'. Secret goes back to the Latin adjective secretus meaning ‘separate, set apart’. Secretary (Late Middle English) originally referred to a ‘person entrusted with a secret’. A secretarius in late Latin was a ‘confidential officer’. Secrete (mid 18th century) meaning ‘to hide’ is from the same source, but the sense secrete ‘produce and discharge’ (secreting insulin) dates from the early 18th century and was from secretion (mid 17th century) which is from Latin secretio ‘separation’.
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