secret

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n. 秘密, 机密, 秘诀, 秘方 a. 秘密的, 极机密的, 隐蔽的, 暗中的, 神秘的, 偏僻的

发音

US /ˈsiː.kɹɪt/
US /ˈsiː.kɹɪt/

词形变化

secrets 复数 secrets secreted secreting secrets 三单 secretted secretting secreting 现在分词 secretting 现在分词 secreted 过去式 secreted 过去分词 secretted 过去式 secretted 过去分词 more secret 比较级 secretest most secret 最高级

别名

secrette secrete secreat

教材释义与例句

名词

秘密;秘诀;机密

something that is kept hidden or that is known about by only a few people

形容词

秘密的;机密的

known about by only a few people and kept hidden from others

释义与例句

n. A2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden.

    秘密

    可数 不可数

    "Can you keep a secret?" "Yes." "So can I."

    To tell our own secrets is generally folly, but that folly is without guilt; to communicate those with which we are intrusted is always treachery

  2. 2.

    The key or principle by which something is made clear; the knack.

    可数 不可数

    The secret to a long-lasting marriage is compromise.

  3. 3.

    Something not understood or known.

    可数 不可数
  4. 4.

    Private seclusion.

    不可数 可数

    The work was done in secret, so that nobody could object.

  5. 5.

    The genital organs.

    古体 可数 不可数 复数形式
  6. 6.

    A form of steel skullcap.

    可数 历史 不可数
  7. 7.

    Any prayer spoken inaudibly and not aloud; especially, one of the prayers in the Tridentine Mass, immediately following the "orate, fratres", said inaudibly by the celebrant.

    可数 不可数 宗教
v.
  1. 1.

    To make or keep secret.

    罕用 及物

    … she would unfold the silk, press it with a smooth wooden block that she'd heated in the oven, and then once more secret it away.

    1986, InfoWorld, InfoWorld Media Group, Inc. Diskless workstations … make it difficult for individuals to copy information … onto a diskette and secret it away.

    To prevent the elixir from reaching mankind and thereby upsetting the balance of the universe, two gods secret it away.

  2. 2.

    To hide secretly.

    罕用 及物
adj. A2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    Being or kept hidden.

    秘密的

    We went down a secret passage.

  2. 2.

    Withdrawn from general intercourse or notice; in retirement or secrecy; secluded.

    废旧
  3. 3.

    Faithful to a secret; not inclined to divulge or betray confidence; secretive, separate, apart.

    废旧
  4. 4.

    Separate; distinct.

    废旧

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词源

The noun is from Middle English secret, from Latin sēcrētum. Doublet of secretum. Displaced Old English dēagolnes (“a secret”). The verb is from the noun.

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