confidential

Word family noun confidence confidant confidentiality confidencyconfiderconfidingnessconfidence trickadjective confident confidential confidingverb confide adverb confidently confidentially confidingly

con·fi·den·tial /ˌkɒnfɪˈdenʃəl◂ $ ˌkɑːn-/ adjectiveadj

1 SECRETspoken or written in secret and intended to be kept secret 机密的；机要的

a confidential government report

一份机密的政府报告

Doctors are required to keep patients’ records completely confidential.

医生必须对病人的病历完全保密。

The information will be regarded as strictly confidential (=completely confidential).

这一信息将被视为绝对机密。

► see thesaurus at secret

2 SECRETa confidential way of speaking or behaving shows that you do not want other people to know what you are saying 〔言谈举止〕神秘的，隐秘的

His voice sank into a confidential whisper.

他的声音变成了耳语，显得神神秘秘的。

—confidentially adverbadv

Examples from the Corpus

confidential• We will, of course, treat all information we receive as confidential.• All the information will be confidential.• Jeffrey has said the remark was supposed to remain confidential and was intended to be sarcastic.• Always protect confidential files by locking them with a password.• He declined to give details, citing agreements with courts to keep this information confidential for the time being.• Ads on the subways asked us to call a confidential hotline if we knew what crimes our local school board was committing.• Young people will have the right to confidential medical advice and treatment.• An employee secretly gave confidential memos to the press.• The information we received is of a highly confidential nature and relates to national security.• For example, online techniques are being increasingly used for the rapid transmission of confidential non-publicly available information.• We hold confidential records on each employee.• In 1965, a confidential report to President Johnson was leaked to the press.• She was not one for planning or manoeuvring but confidential reports are kept on Salvation Army officers throughout their careers.• During the ride back home, Mom started to talk about her problems in a confidential way.

strictly confidential• What I'm telling you is strictly confidential.• The information will be regarded as strictly confidential.• The questionnaire itself is strictly confidential.• All personal details are treated as strictly confidential and remain on computer file.• The findings are strictly confidential and we do not know if these athletes were allowed to compete.

From Longman Business Dictionary

confidentialcon·fi·den·tial /ˌkɒnfəˈdenʃəl◂ˌkɑːn-/ adjectiveadj

confidential information is spoken or written in private and intended to be kept secret

These figures are highly confidential.

A confidential letter was leaked to the press.

单词	confidential
释义	confidential Word family noun confidence confidant confidentiality confidencyconfiderconfidingnessconfidence trickadjective confident confidential confidingverb confide adverb confidently confidentially confidingly con·fi·den·tial /ˌkɒnfɪˈdenʃəl◂ $ ˌkɑːn-/ ●●○ adjectiveadj 1 SECRETspoken or written in secret and intended to be kept secret 机密的；机要的 a confidential government report 一份机密的政府报告 Doctors are required to keep patients’ records completely confidential. 医生必须对病人的病历完全保密。 The information will be regarded as strictly confidential (=completely confidential). 这一信息将被视为绝对机密。 ► see thesaurus at secret 2 SECRETa confidential way of speaking or behaving shows that you do not want other people to know what you are saying 〔言谈举止〕神秘的，隐秘的 His voice sank into a confidential whisper. 他的声音变成了耳语，显得神神秘秘的。 —confidentially adverbadv Examples from the Corpus confidential• We will, of course, treat all information we receive as confidential.• All the information will be confidential.• Jeffrey has said the remark was supposed to remain confidential and was intended to be sarcastic.• Always protect confidential files by locking them with a password.• He declined to give details, citing agreements with courts to keep this information confidential for the time being.• Ads on the subways asked us to call a confidential hotline if we knew what crimes our local school board was committing.• Young people will have the right to confidential medical advice and treatment.• An employee secretly gave confidential memos to the press.• The information we received is of a highly confidential nature and relates to national security.• For example, online techniques are being increasingly used for the rapid transmission of confidential non-publicly available information.• We hold confidential records on each employee.• In 1965, a confidential report to President Johnson was leaked to the press.• She was not one for planning or manoeuvring but confidential reports are kept on Salvation Army officers throughout their careers.• During the ride back home, Mom started to talk about her problems in a confidential way. strictly confidential• What I'm telling you is strictly confidential.• The information will be regarded as strictly confidential.• The questionnaire itself is strictly confidential.• All personal details are treated as strictly confidential and remain on computer file.• The findings are strictly confidential and we do not know if these athletes were allowed to compete. From Longman Business Dictionary confidentialcon·fi·den·tial /ˌkɒnfəˈdenʃəl◂ˌkɑːn-/ adjectiveadj confidential information is spoken or written in private and intended to be kept secret These figures are highly confidential. A confidential letter was leaked to the press.
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