secrecy

Word family noun secrecy secret secretiveness secretagoguesecretagesecretionsecretnesssecretorsecret agentsecret policeadjective secret secretive secretionalsecretoryverb secrete adverb secretly secretively

se·cre·cy /ˈsiːkrəsi/ noun [uncountableU]

1 SECRETthe process of keeping something secret, or when something is kept a secret 保密；秘密状态 → secret

I must stress the need for absolute secrecy about the project.

我必须强调这项计划一定要绝对保密。

His work was shrouded in secrecy.

他的工作秘而不宣。

the veil of secrecy that covered the talks

笼罩在会谈上的神秘面纱

2. swear somebody to secrecy TELL A SECRETto make someone promise not to repeat what you have told them 让某人发誓保密

Examples from the Corpus

swear somebody to secrecy• Nobody knows much about the organization because its members are all sworn to secrecy.• Lois had sworn her to secrecy.• He swore his family to secrecy and tried to continue living a normal life, making regular stage appearances and several movies.• Jett swore me to secrecy, with particular reference to you.• Mia swore me to secrecy after she told me about the affair.• Amy told no one else except her younger brother Howard, and she swore him to secrecy.• "What's she doing here?" "I'd better not say. She swore me to secrecy."• She swore him to secrecy and asked him to build the barrel.• They swore one another to secrecy.• No, surely he would swear her to secrecy - if he really did agree in the end to Miguel's request.

Examples from the Corpus

secrecy• A 10-year life span for classified information, unless an agency specifies that the information must have continued secrecy.• You must make him understand the need for secrecy.• The expansion of citizen participation is greatly threatened today by government secrecy, industrial monopolies, and a closed media.• They were given uniforms; there was a rudimentary organisation; they practised drilling and, in secrecy, weapons training.• There is a great deal of secrecy within the organization.• The decision to release the documents reverses a Red Cross policy of secrecy.• The gunmen tracked down their target, despite the shroud of secrecy surrounding his whereabouts.• It had what all lovers lovers, seek, secrecy, privacy, exclusivity.• Why all the secrecy? You've got nothing to be ashamed of.• Anna swore me to secrecy on the subject of her family until her book came out.• In implementing his plan, Reagan operated in the utmost secrecy.• Our commanding officer emphasized the need to maintain the utmost secrecy about the operation at all times.

absolute secrecy• In the area of basic national defense the frequent need for absolute secrecy is, of course, self-evident.• Secrecy Rule 2.1 stresses the need for absolute secrecy before an announcement is made.• Until radicals grasped the need to conduct their affairs in absolute secrecy, their chances of conspiring effectively were remote.

Origin secrecy

(1500-1600) secretie “secrecy” ((15-16 centuries)), from secre “secret” ((14-16 centuries)), from Old French secré, from Latin secretus; → SECRET1

词汇	secrecy
释义	secrecy Word family noun secrecy secret secretiveness secretagoguesecretagesecretionsecretnesssecretorsecret agentsecret policeadjective secret secretive secretionalsecretoryverb secrete adverb secretly secretively se·cre·cy /ˈsiːkrəsi/ ●○○ noun [uncountableU] 1 SECRETthe process of keeping something secret, or when something is kept a secret 保密；秘密状态 → secret I must stress the need for absolute secrecy about the project. 我必须强调这项计划一定要绝对保密。 His work was shrouded in secrecy. 他的工作秘而不宣。 the veil of secrecy that covered the talks 笼罩在会谈上的神秘面纱 2. swear somebody to secrecy TELL A SECRETto make someone promise not to repeat what you have told them 让某人发誓保密 Examples from the Corpus swear somebody to secrecy• Nobody knows much about the organization because its members are all sworn to secrecy.• Lois had sworn her to secrecy.• He swore his family to secrecy and tried to continue living a normal life, making regular stage appearances and several movies.• Jett swore me to secrecy, with particular reference to you.• Mia swore me to secrecy after she told me about the affair.• Amy told no one else except her younger brother Howard, and she swore him to secrecy.• "What's she doing here?" "I'd better not say. She swore me to secrecy."• She swore him to secrecy and asked him to build the barrel.• They swore one another to secrecy.• No, surely he would swear her to secrecy - if he really did agree in the end to Miguel's request. Examples from the Corpus secrecy• A 10-year life span for classified information, unless an agency specifies that the information must have continued secrecy.• You must make him understand the need for secrecy.• The expansion of citizen participation is greatly threatened today by government secrecy, industrial monopolies, and a closed media.• They were given uniforms; there was a rudimentary organisation; they practised drilling and, in secrecy, weapons training.• There is a great deal of secrecy within the organization.• The decision to release the documents reverses a Red Cross policy of secrecy.• The gunmen tracked down their target, despite the shroud of secrecy surrounding his whereabouts.• It had what all lovers lovers, seek, secrecy, privacy, exclusivity.• Why all the secrecy? You've got nothing to be ashamed of.• Anna swore me to secrecy on the subject of her family until her book came out.• In implementing his plan, Reagan operated in the utmost secrecy.• Our commanding officer emphasized the need to maintain the utmost secrecy about the operation at all times. absolute secrecy• In the area of basic national defense the frequent need for absolute secrecy is, of course, self-evident.• Secrecy Rule 2.1 stresses the need for absolute secrecy before an announcement is made.• Until radicals grasped the need to conduct their affairs in absolute secrecy, their chances of conspiring effectively were remote. Origin secrecy (1500-1600) secretie “secrecy” ((15-16 centuries)), from secre “secret” ((14-16 centuries)), from Old French secré, from Latin secretus; → SECRET1
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