时间: 2025-04-25 01:23:17
美: ['sikrɪt]
英: ['siːkrɪt]
n. 秘密；秘诀；机密
adj. 秘密的；机密的
n. (Secret)人名；(法)塞克雷
最后更新时间:2025-04-25 01:23:17
字面意思：
"Secret" 字面意思是指某些信息、事实或状态不为公众所知的情况。
定义：指不为他人所知的事情，通常需要保密或隐藏的内容。
词性：
名词 (noun)、形容词 (adjective)。
词源分析：
"Secret" 源自拉丁语 "secretus"，意为“分开、隐藏”。它由前缀 "se-"（意为“分开”）和动词 "crescere"（意为“增长”）组合而成，强调了隐藏和保留的概念。
历史背景：
"Secret" 一词的首次使用可以追溯至中世纪英语，约在14世纪被引入英语，常用于**和法律文献中，表示需要保持的机密信息。
课本：
在*的英语教材中，"secret" 常出现于初中和高中阶段的英语学中，例如《新概念英语》系列。
在牛津和美国的教材中，"secret" 通常会在初中英语教科书中出现，涉及到日常对话和基础阅读理解。
正式与非正式语境：
引证解释：在正式场合中，"secret" 可能涉及法律、商业机密等，而在非正式场合中，多用于个人隐私或社交场合。
特殊场合：
在法律领域，"secret" 指商业秘密（trade secret），如 "The company must safeguard its trade secrets to maintain competitive advantage."
在艺术领域，"secret" 常指隐喻或象征，如在文学作品中，秘密往往代表内心的冲突或情感。
She whispered a secret in my ear.
她在我耳边悄声说了一个秘密。
The secret to success is hard work and dedication.
成功的秘密在于努力工作和奉献。
He kept his plans a secret from everyone.
他对每个人都保守了他的计划秘密。
There are many secrets hidden in this ancient book.
这本古老的书中隐藏着许多秘密。
Trust is essential when sharing secrets with friends.
与朋友分享秘密时，信任是至关重要的。
同义词：
微小差异：虽然 "confidential" 和 "secret" 都与隐私有关，但前者通常用于正式场合；而 "mystery" 更侧重于不可知和探索的概念。
反义词：
选择 词根记忆法。
这些词汇在使用 "secret" 时频率很高，构成了与秘密相关的常见表达。
[ADJ] If something is secret, it is known about by only a small number of people, and is not told or shown to anyone else. 秘密的; 保密的
例：Soldiers have been training at a secret location.士兵们一直在一个秘密的地方训练。
[ADV] secretly 秘密地
例：He wore a hidden microphone to secretly tape-record conversations.他戴了一个窃听器秘密录下了谈话。
[N-COUNT] A secret is a fact that is known by only a small number of people, and is not told to anyone else. 秘密
例：I think he enjoyed keeping our love a secret.我想他喜欢对我们的恋情保密。
[N-SING] If you say that a particular way of doing things is the secret of achieving something, you mean that it is the best or only way to achieve it. 秘诀
例：The secret of success is honesty and fair dealing.成功的秘诀是诚实和公平交易。
[N-COUNT] Something's secrets are the things about it which have never been fully explained. 奥秘
例：We have an opportunity now to really unlock the secrets of the universe.我们现在有机会真正揭开宇宙的奥秘。
[PHRASE] If you do something in secret, you do it without anyone else knowing. 秘密地
例：Dan found out that I had been meeting my ex-boyfriend in secret.丹发现了我一直和前男友秘密见面。
[PHRASE] If you say that someone can keep a secret, you mean that they can be trusted not to tell other people a secret that you have told them. 保守秘密
例：Tom was utterly indiscreet, and could never keep a secret.汤姆言行完全不慎重，从来守不住秘密。
[PHRASE] If you make no secret of something, you tell others about it openly and clearly. 不保密
例：His wife made no secret of her hatred for the formal occasions.他的妻子不隐瞒她对正式场合的厌恶。