Word · Frequency #5254
confidential
机密的；保密的
核心释义
Kept secret or meant to be kept secret; not to be made public.
- 1.
在特定圈子内保密或意图保密的；不打算公开的。
Kept, or meant to be kept, secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly.
- 2.
被委托保管私人信息和他人信任的
entrusted with private information and the confidence of another
- 3.
(信息)以保密或秘密方式提供的
(of information) given in confidence or in secret
- 4.
表示信任或亲密的
denoting confidence or intimacy
心腹的；参与机密的；亲密的；推心置腹的；在特定圈子内保密或意图保密的；不打算公开的。；被委托保管私人信息和他人信任的；(信息)以保密或秘密方式提供的
用法In use
The lawyer kept all client information strictly confidential.
用法提示：这里confidential表示‘保密的’，作表语，修饰信息的状态。
Please mark this document as confidential before distributing it.
用法提示：confidential作定语，修饰document，表示‘机密的’。
He told me a confidential story about his childhood.
用法提示：confidential形容story，意为‘秘密的，机密的’，强调不公开。
a confidential secretary
this arrangement must be kept confidential
a confidential approach
in confidential tone of voice
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- confidential information
- 机密信息
- Please do not share any confidential information with unauthorized personnel.请勿与未经授权的人员分享任何机密信息。
- strictly confidential
- 绝密
- The contents of this letter are strictly confidential.这封信的内容是绝密的。
- confidential report
- 机密报告
- The manager submitted a confidential report to the board.经理向董事会提交了一份机密报告。
- confidential document
- 机密文件
- All confidential documents must be stored in a secure cabinet.所有机密文件必须存放在保险柜中。
- confidential agreement
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
Confidential 里的 confident 是信任，机密的文件只给信任的人看。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：business、legal、personal 通常用于正式场合或需要保密的语境，如商业、法律、个人信息等。
语法说明Grammar Note
作定语或表语，不接宾语
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'confidential' (share the /ɛnʃəl/ ending and stress pattern). Beware of lookalikes like 'confident' (ending /ənt/), which do not rhyme.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.