Word
declassify
解密；解除机密
核心释义
to officially remove the secret status from a document or information so that it can be made available again
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解除对......的保密限制；撤销对......的限制
to remove the classification from; to lift the restrictions on
解除对......的保密限制；撤销对......的限制；(文件)解密；从机密表删除
用法In use
The government decided to declassify the old military reports.
用法提示：declassify 为动词原形，表示‘解除机密’。
After fifty years, the agency declassified the entire file for public review.
用法提示：declassified 是过去式，陈述已完成的解密动作。
They are declassifying the documents so historians can study them.
用法提示：are declassifying 是现在进行时，强调正在进行的解密。
declassify sth
宾语通常是文件、报告等机密资料。
The government decided to declassify the files.
政府决定解密这些文件。
be declassified
被动语态在正式语境中很常见。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- declassify documents
- 解密文件
- After fifty years, the government finally agreed to declassify the documents.五十年后，政府终于同意将这些文件解密。
- declassify records
- 解密档案
- The historian asked the ministry to declassify the records of the trial.历史学家要求该部解密审判记录。
- declassify information
- 解除信息的机密状态
- They decided to declassify information about the early space program.他们决定解除早期太空计划信息的机密状态。
- declassify intelligence
- 解除情报的机密限制
- The president has the authority to declassify intelligence when it serves the public interest.总统有权在符合公共利益时解除情报的机密限制。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
拆开记：de（去掉）+ classify（分类/标密）＝解除机密分类。想象文件盖上“DECLASSIFIED”章，向公众公开。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：government archives、intelligence reports、official announcements 该词通常用于正式场合，指政府或官方解除文件的保密级别，多见于官方声明和新闻报道；日常口语中很少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words share the final sound /ɪfaɪ/ and rhyme with declassify. The spelling '-ify' is consistently pronounced /ɪfaɪ/. Watch out for lookalikes such as 'defy' (/dɪˈfaɪ/) and 'deny' (/dɪˈnaɪ/), which end in /aɪ/ but lack the /ɪf/ syllable.
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