Word · Frequency #7229
confidentiality
机密性；保密
核心释义
The state of being confidential; secrecy.
- 1.
机密性；保密性。
The property of being confidential.
- 2.
保密性
the state of being secret
- 3.
秘密告知的事情；机密。
Something told in confidence; a secret.
- 4.
保守秘密的谨慎
discretion in keeping secret information
守密；保密上的谨慎；秘密；机密；机密性；保密性。；保密性；秘密告知的事情；机密。
用法In use
The lawyer reminded her client about the importance of confidentiality.
用法提示：名词，表示保密状态，在句中作介词宾语。
All employees must sign a confidentiality agreement before starting work.
用法提示：名词，与agreement搭配，表示保密协议。
The breach of confidentiality damaged the company's reputation.
用法提示：名词，表示机密性，与breach of搭配。
you must respect the confidentiality of your client's communications
maintain confidentiality
The company requires all employees to maintain confidentiality.
公司要求所有员工保守机密。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- breach of confidentiality
- 违反保密规定
- The employee was fired for a serious breach of confidentiality.该员工因严重违反保密规定被解雇。
- maintain confidentiality
- 保持机密
- Doctors must maintain confidentiality about their patients' medical records.医生必须对患者的病历保持机密。
- confidentiality agreement
- 保密协议
- All new employees are required to sign a confidentiality agreement.所有新员工都必须签署保密协议。
- confidentiality clause
- 保密条款
- The contract includes a strict confidentiality clause.合同中包含一项严格的保密条款。
- confidentiality policy
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆：'confidentiality'含'confidence'（信任），只有信任的人才能知道的秘密，即保密性。
语境与语域Context & Register
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发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words share the -ity spelling ending but have different vowel sounds before it. The target 'confidentiality' ends with '-iality' pronounced /æləti/, which does not match the stressed vowels in these lookalikes.
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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