单词详解

1. adj.

A. 秘密的，机密的 (not open or public, kept private or not revealed)

He kept his illness secret from his parents. 他没有告诉他父母他生病的事。

B. 私下的，暗地里的 (conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods)

The police discovered a secret passage behind the wall. 警察在墙后发现了一个秘密通道。

2. n. [C]

A. 秘密，机密，内情 [something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)]

I’ll tell you a secret that I’ve never told a living soul.

我要告诉你一个我从未告诉过任何人的秘密。

B. 神秘，奥秘 (something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained)

What new secrets of the universe will the scientists reveal?

科学家会给我们展示宇宙的哪些新奥秘呢？

C. 秘诀，诀窍，秘方 [the S][(+of)] ( information known only to a special group )

One of the secrets of good health is regular exercise. 身体健康的诀窍之一是定时运动。

What’s the secret of keeping fit? 保持苗条的秘诀是什么？

相关词组

1. in secret 秘密地，私下地

The officer went abroad in secret. 这名官员秘密去了国外。

2. keep a secret 保守秘密

The true friend can keep a secret for you. 真正的朋友能为你保守秘密。

3. well-kept secret 保守得很好的秘密

It is a well-kept secret that no one knows it except himself.

这是一个保守得很好的秘密，除了他自己，没有人知道。

相关单词

复数：secrets

副词：secretly

反义词：open

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词语辨析：in secret, in the secret

in secret, in the secret

in secret: 秘密地，暗自地，偷偷地，一般用作状语。

in the secret: 知道内情，参与秘密，一般用作表语。

单词详解

1. in secret: 秘密地，暗自地，偷偷地，一般用作状语。

He told me the news in secret. 他悄悄地告诉我这个消息。

2. in the secret: 知道内情，参与秘密，一般用作表语。

You were in the secret from the beginning. 你从一开始就知道内情。