Word · Frequency #20496
confidentially
秘密地；私下地；机密地
in a confidential manner; secretly or privately
- 1.
In a confidential manner.
机密地
- 2.
in a confidential manner
以保密的方式
机密地；以保密的方式；秘密地；作为心腹话地
In use
She told me confidentially that the company is planning to merge.
The results were handled confidentially and shared only with the research team.
Please discuss the matter confidentially with your supervisor before making a decision.
spoke to him intimately and confidentially
confidentially, [clause]
此用法放在句首作评注性状语，表示‘只能私下告诉你’，相当于 between you and me。
Confidentially, I think the project will fail.
私下说，我觉得这个项目会失败。
speak confidentially with sb
confidentially 作方式状语修饰 speak，强调谈话内容属于秘密，不能公开。
She spoke confidentially with her advisor.
她与导师私下进行了交谈。
Connections
Collocations
- speak confidentially
- 私下说；秘密地说
- Can we speak confidentially?我们能私下谈谈吗？
- tell someone confidentially
- 私下告诉某人
- He told me confidentially that he planned to resign.他私下告诉我他打算辞职。
- share information confidentially
- 秘密地分享信息
- The consultant shared the report confidentially with the board.顾问私下与董事会分享了这份报告。
- confidentially speaking
- 私下说；秘密地说
- Confidentially speaking, I think the plan is flawed.私下说，我觉得这个计划有缺陷。
- handle confidentially
- 机密处理；保密处理
- All patient records must be handled confidentially.所有患者记录都必须保密处理。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 confide（吐露秘密）：confidentially 就是把秘密只对信任的人悄悄说，即秘密地、私下地。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：legal documents、official letters、formal speech confidentially 常用于正式场合，表示“秘密地、私下地”，多出现在法律、商务或正式讲话中。日常口语中较少用，更常说 in private 或 off the record。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的是重音在 /ɛ/、以 /nʃəli/ 结尾的词，如 essentially、potentially。注意 confidential /ˌkɑnfɪˈdɛnʃəl/ 缺少词尾 /li/，confidently /ˈkɑnfɪdəntli/ 重音在开头且元音不同，二者与 confidentially 拼写相近但不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.