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单词 secretive
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
se•cre•tive1 /ˈsikrɪtɪv, sɪˈkri-/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. having or showing a desire for secrecy:He was pretty secretive about his new assignment.
se•cre•tive•ly, adv. 
se•cre•tive•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
se•cre•tive1  (sēkri tiv, si krē-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. having or showing a disposition to secrecy;
    reticent:He seems secretive about his new job.
  • 1425–75; late Middle English; back formation from secretiveness (itself modeled on French secrétivité). See secret, -ive
secre•tive•ly, adv. 
secre•tive•ness, n. 
    secret, close.

se•cre•tive2  (si krētiv),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Physiologysecretory.
  • secret(ion) + -ive

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
secretive /ˈsiːkrɪtɪv; sɪˈkriːtɪv/ adj
  1. inclined to secrecy; reticent

ˈsecretively adv ˈsecretiveness n
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