secret

英 ['siːkrət] 美 ['siːkrət]

• n. 秘密；奥秘；秘诀
• adj. 秘密的；机密的

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 秘密的,机密的

   that other people are prevented from knowing about

n. (名词)

1. [S] 秘密,机密

   sth kept hidden or known only to a few people

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 秘密，机密
2. 秘诀，诀窍
3. 阴部
4. 神秘，奥秘
5. 秘方
6. 秘密的事情，内情
7. 隐蔽的真义
8. 奇迹
9. 秘处
10. 暗中

adj. 形容词

1. 秘密的，机密的，神秘的
2. 隐秘的，隐蔽的，隐藏的，暗藏的
3. 偏僻的，人迹罕至的，僻远的
4. 私下的，暗地里的，看不见的
5. 奥秘的，奥妙的，不可思议的
6. 隐居的
7. 嘴紧的，能保守秘密的

v. 动词

1. 隐藏，暗藏

英英释义

Noun:

1. something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on);

   "the combination to the safe was a secret"
   "he tried to keep his drinking a secret"
   

2. information known only to a special group;

   "the secret of Cajun cooking"
   

3. something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained;

   "how it got out is a mystery"
   "it remains one of nature's secrets"
   

Adjective:

1. not open or public; kept private or not revealed;

   "a secret formula"
   "secret ingredients"
   "secret talks"
   

2. conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods;

   "clandestine intelligence operations"
   "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"
   "hole-and-corner intrigue"
   "secret missions"
   "a secret agent"
   "secret sales of arms"
   "surreptitious mobilization of troops"
   "an undercover investigation"
   "underground resistance"
   

3. not openly made known;

   "a secret marriage"
   "a secret bride"
   

4. communicated covertly;

   "their secret signal was a wink"
   "secret messages"
   

5. not expressed;

   "secret (or private) thoughts"
   

6. designed to elude detection;

   "a hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole"
   "a secret passage"
   "the secret compartment in the desk"
   

7. hidden from general view or use;

   "a privy place to rest and think"
   "a secluded romantic spot"
   "a secret garden"
   

8. (of information) given in confidence or in secret;

   "this arrangement must be kept confidential"
   "their secret communications"
   

9. indulging only covertly;

   "a secret alcoholic"
   

10. having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding;

    "mysterious symbols"
    "the mystical style of Blake"
    "occult lore"
    "the secret learning of the ancients"
    

11. the next to highest level of official classification for documents

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Our plan must remain a secret.
   我们的计划必须保密。
2. His secret died with him, for he never told anyone.
   他的秘密至死也不为人知，因为他从未告诉过别人。
3. What new secrets of the universe will the new telescope reveal?
   新的望远镜将会给我们展示宇宙的哪些新奥秘呢？
4. What's the secret of baking perfect bread?
   烤出好面包的秘诀是什么？

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. We discovered a secret passage behind the wall.
   我们在墙后发现了一个秘密通道。
2. The congressman denied that the report was being kept secret.
   该国会议员否认这是一份机密报告。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. He was tortured by the secret police, but they could not break his spirit.
   他遭到秘密警察的拷打,但他们并不能摧毁他的精神。
2. They were forced to publish the secret news.
   他们被迫公开秘闻。
3. You can't fool me,I know about your secret plan!
   你骗不了我,我知道你的秘密计划!
4. He kept his money stored away in a secret place, lest his nephew should lay his hands on it.
   他把钱藏在一个隐秘处,提防他侄儿拿到。
5. That is my secret cottage in the country.
   那是我在郊野的秘密住所。
6. The kind medicine is based on a secret formula.
   这种药是根据一种秘方制成的。
7. He's a devious, secret person and I don't trust him.
   他是一个狡猾诡秘的人,我不信任他。
8. We discovered a secret passage behind the wall.
   我们在墙后发现了秘密通道。
9. John is a secret admirer of Helen, though he has never spoken to her.
   约翰暗自爱慕海伦,尽管他从未对她说过。
10. I'm a secret fan of soap operas on TV.
    我从不声张我是电视剧迷。

用作表语

S+be+～

1. The plan is secret.
   这计划是秘密的。
2. These plans must be kept secret from enemy.
   这些计划一定要对敌人保密。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

1. He is rather secret about his private affairs.
   他对自己的私事有点守口如瓶。

用作宾语补足语

S+V+O+～

1. He kept his illness secret from his wife.
   他不把自己的病告诉给他的妻子。

用作名词 (n.)

1. She spilled the secret.
   她泄露了机密。
2. They told me not to reveal the secret.
   他们要我不要泄露机密。
3. He was on his honour not to tell the secret.
   他以名誉担保不把这个秘密告诉别人。
4. Guard the secret with your life, tell it to no one!
   用生命保守住这秘密,别告诉任何人。
5. I couldn't resist telling him the secret.
   我忍不住要把秘密告诉他。
6. His reputation had decided me to confide a secret to him.
   他的声誉使我决定向他吐露一桩秘密。
7. The wedding date is a big secret.
   举行婚礼的日期是一大秘密。
8. He made no secret of his dislike for me.
   他并不讳言他不喜欢我。
9. What's your secret for this wonderful pastry?
   你做的酥馅饼真好,有什么诀窍?
10. The secret to more effective writing is simple:talk to your reader.
    把文章写得更有效果的诀窍很简单,那就是同读者谈话。
11. The scientists are searching after the secret of life on earth.
    科学家们正在探索地球上生命的奥秘。

～+of v -ing

1. What's the secret of baking perfect bread?
   烤出上好面包的秘诀是什么?

经典引文

• The engagement was..to be kept secret but..it leaked out.

  出自： M. M. Kaye

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

in secret

偷偷地,暗地里 without others knowing

in the secret

知道内情 among those who know the secret

let in on a secret

让某人知道秘密 let sb know the secret
let sb in on a secret
They talked in a suppressed voice as he were letting her in on a secret.

他们谈话时声音压得很低,好像他在告诉她一个秘密似的。
If I were you,I wouldn't let her in on the secret.

如果我是你的话,我不会叫她知道这个秘密。

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

• secret agent 特务,间谍
• secret alarm 暗自惊慌
• secret code 密码
• secret diplomacy 秘密外交
• secret document 秘密文件
• secret door 暗门
• secret enemy 隐藏的敌人
• secret harbour 偏僻的海港
• secret joint 暗榫接合
• secret marriage 秘密婚姻
• secret meeting 秘密会议
• secret negotiation 秘密谈判
• secret parts 阴部
• secret passage 暗道
• secret rejoicing 暗自高兴
• secret treaty 秘密条约
• secret valley 幽谷

副词+～

• strictly secret 绝对机密的

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• break a secret 打破秘密
• disclose a secret 揭露秘密
• discover a secret 发现秘密
• explore a secret 探索秘密
• expose a secret 揭露秘密
• figure out the secret 发现〔找出〕奥秘
• give away a secret 泄露秘密
• guard a secret 保守秘密
• keep a secret 保守秘密
• know a secret 知晓秘密
• lay bare secret 揭露秘密
• let out the secret 泄露秘密
• offer a secret 提供秘密
• pass on the secret 传授秘诀
• possess this secret 掌握这一秘密
• pry a secret 探出秘密
• preserve a secret 保守秘密
• retain a secret 保守秘密
• reveal a secret 泄露秘密
• search out a secret 探出秘密
• sell a secret 出卖秘密
• spy out a secret 探出秘密
• steal a secret 窃取机密
• talk a secret 谈论秘密的事
• tell a secret 告诉秘密
• uncover a secret 公开一个秘密
• unlock a secret 揭露秘密
• yield a secret 泄露秘密

形容词+～

• dark secret 十分秘密
• dead secret 绝对秘密
• individual secret 个人秘密
• inside secret(s) 内部秘密
• open secret 公开的秘密
• technical secret 工业秘密
• top secret 绝密
• ugly secret 见不得人的内情
• valuable secrets 珍贵的机密
• vital secret 极重要的秘密
• well-kept secret 保守得十分严密的秘密

名词+～

• atomic bomb secret 原子弹秘密
• state secret 国家机密
• trade secret 商业秘密

介词+～

• in secret 秘密地,私下里
• meet in secret 秘密会见

～+介词

• secret between you and me 只有你我知道的秘密
• secret for the cure of disease 治病的秘诀
• secret of correct book-keeping 正确记账的秘诀
• secret of health 养身秘诀
• secret of Nature 大自然的奥秘
• secret of success 成功秘诀
• secret of the universe 宇宙秘密

词语用法

adj. (形容词)

1. secret的基本意思是“秘密的”,指躲藏、躲避或被隐藏起来,不让别人注意到或看到,在句中可用作定语或表语。也可作“保密的或不公开的”解,在句中作定语。
2. secret无比较级和最高级形式。

n. (名词)

1. secret作名词时的意思是“秘密,机密”,也可作“奥秘”“秘诀,诀窍”解,此时只用作单数形式。
2. secret还可作“奥秘,神秘的事物”解,此时用复数形式。

词义辨析

n. (名词)

in secret, in the secret

• 这两个短语在意思上和用法上都不同：前者作“秘密地”或“偷偷地”解,作状语,相当于secretly; 后者则作“知道秘密”解,多用作表语。

常见错误

adj. (形容词)

1. 请对我们结婚的事尽量保密。

   误 Please keep our marriage in secret as far as possible.

   正 Please keep our marriage secret as far as possible.

   正 Our marriage was kept in secret as far as possible.

   析 “对某事保守秘密”用keep sth secret的结构, secret在此是形容词,作宾语补足语。in secret(秘密地,暗地里)一般只能作状语,可以用sth to be done in secret的形式。

n. (名词)

1. 不要把这件事告诉别人。

   误 This is to be kept a secret to the others.

   正 This is to be kept a secret from the others.

   析 secret如用作名词,可用keep sth a secret from或keep a/the secret from的结构表示“对…保守秘密”。

词源解说

• ☆ 14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的secretus，意为隐藏的。

近反义词

【近义词】

• backdoor
• close
• deep
• concealed
• undercover
• underhand
• unpublished
• unseen
• covert
• confidential
• classified
• confidence
• mystery
• tips

【反义词】

• open
• public
• overt

派生词

n.(名词)

• secretive adj. 遮遮掩掩的,守口如瓶的,秘密的‖secretively adv. 隐秘地