closeted

FREQ #45610

a. 秘密交谈的；私下会谈的

发音

US /ˈklɒzɪtɪd/

词形变化

more closeted 比较级 most closeted 最高级

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    simple past and past participle of closet

adj.
  1. 1.

    Not open about one's sexual orientation, romantic orientation, or gender identity.

    非正式

    1992, Tony Kushner, Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, New York: Theatre Communications Group, 1995, Part Two: Perestroika, Act One, Scene 4, p. 156, Belize: Get out your oven mitts. Guess who just checked in with the troubles? The Killer Queen Herself. New York's number one closeted queer.

  2. 2.

    Not open about some aspect of one's identity, tendency, or fondness; secret.

    引申义
  3. 1.

    Confined.

    He's spent all day closeted in his room.

  4. 2.

    sheltered; protected.

词源

See closet (verb)

来源：wiktionary