Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #2375
secret
秘密;机密;内情
Information or knowledge that is hidden, kept from others, or known only to a particular group.
- 1.
A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden.
隐藏并打算保密的一段知识。
- 2.
something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
应当对他人保密的事物(尤其是不应传递的信息)
- 3.
The key or principle by which something is made clear; the knack.
使某事物清晰的关键或原则;诀窍。
- 4.
information known only to a special group
仅为特定群体所知的信息
- 5.
Something not understood or known.
不被理解或知道的事物。
- 6.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
令人困惑且无法解释的事物
- 7.
Private seclusion.
私人隐居。
- 8.
Any prayer spoken inaudibly and not aloud; especially, one of the prayers in the Tridentine Mass, immediately following the "orate, fratres", said inaudibly by the celebrant.
任何无声祈祷,尤其是三一弥撒中在“祈祷吧,兄弟们”之后由司仪无声诵读的祈祷之一。
秘诀;诀窍;奥秘;谜;无法解释的事物;私密;隐秘;独处;默祷;默念的祈祷文;隐藏并打算保密的一段知识。
In use
She shared a secret with her best friend.
The recipe is a closely guarded secret.
He whispered the secret into her ear.
the combination to the safe was a secret
he tried to keep his drinking a secret
the secret of Cajun cooking
it remains one of nature's secrets
keep a secret
She promised to keep the secret.
她答应保守秘密。
Connections
Collocations
- keep a secret
- 保守秘密
- Can you keep a secret?你能保守秘密吗?
- tell a secret
- 泄露秘密
- She told me a secret about her past.她告诉了我一个关于她过去的秘密。
- let out a secret
- 泄密
- He accidentally let out the secret during the meeting.他在会议中不小心泄了密。
- secret weapon
- 秘密武器
- The team's secret weapon was their new pitcher.这支球队的秘密武器是他们的新投手。
- trade secret
- 商业机密
- The recipe is a closely guarded trade secret.这个配方是严格保护的商业机密。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
secret发音类似'西克瑞特',想象这是一个只有你知道的神秘代码。
Context & Register
通常用于日常交流,中性语气。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the -crete spelling but are not true rhymes with secret (noun, /ˈsiːkrət/). They end with a stressed /-iːt/ sound, whereas secret's final syllable is /-krət/.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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