| 单词 | secret |
| 释义 | secret adj. & n. --adj 1. kept or meant to be kept private, unknown, or hidden from all or all but a few. 2. acting or operating secretly. 3. fond of, prone to, or able to preserve secrecy. 4. (of a place) hidden, completely secluded. --n 1. a thing kept or meant to be kept secret. 2. a thing known only to a few. 3. a mystery. 4. a valid but not commonly known or recognized method of achieving or maintaining something (what's their secret?; correct breathing is the secret of good health). 5. RC Ch. a prayer concluding the offertory of the mass. Phrases and idioms in secret secretly. in (or in on) the secret among the number of those who know it. keep a secret not reveal it. secret agent a spy acting for a country. secret ballot a ballot in which votes are cast in secret. secret police a police force operating in secret for political purposes. secret service a government department concerned with espionage. secret society a society whose members are sworn to secrecy about it. Derivatives secretly adv. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L secretus (adj.) separate, set apart f. secernere secret- (as SE-, cernere sift) |
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