Phrase
confidential information
noun
机密信息，保密资料
Information that is intended to be kept secret, especially in a legal or business context.
- 1.
an indication of potential opportunity
潜在机会的指示
潜在机会的指示；机密情报
In use
The lawyer warned us not to disclose any confidential information to the media.
Employees must sign an agreement to protect the company's confidential information.
He was fired for leaking confidential information to a competitor.
disclose confidential information
The agreement prohibits disclosing confidential information.
协议禁止披露机密信息。
leak confidential information
The employee leaked confidential information to a competitor.
雇员向竞争对手泄露了机密信息。
protect confidential information
It is essential to protect confidential information from theft.
保护机密信息免遭盗窃至关重要。
Common mistakes
He told me a confidential information.He told me confidential information.
confidential information 是不可数名词，前面不能加不定冠词 a。
You shouldn't say confidential information to outsiders.You shouldn't disclose confidential information to outsiders.
表达'泄露机密信息'应用动词 disclose 或 leak，而不是 say。
Connections
Confusing words
- classified information
- 机密（分类）信息 · confidential information 强调因隐私或商业原因保密；classified information 指政府根据安全级别定级的信息。
Learner notes
Grammar Note
不可数名词，常与动词 disclose, leak, protect 等搭配
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.