se·cre·cy
noun/ˈsiːkrəsi/
/ˈsiːkrəsi/
[uncountable]- the fact of making sure that nothing is known about something; the state of being secret
保密；秘密 - the need for absolute secrecy in this matter
在这件事情上绝对保密的必要性 - Everyone involved was sworn to secrecy.
所有相关人员均被要求宣誓保密。 - The whole affair is still shrouded in secrecy.
整个事件依旧秘而不宣。
Extra Examples- The drugs squad operates in the greatest secrecy.
缉毒队以极其秘密的方式展开行动。 - The organization has managed to maintain secrecy about its activities.
该组织设法保证其活动秘密进行。 - The Ministry of Defence must answer for its culture of secrecy.
国防部必须承担保密职责。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- absolute
- complete
- total
- …
- maintain
- be cloaked in
- be shrouded in
- …
- surround something
- in secrecy
- secrecy about
- a blanket of secrecy
- a cloak of secrecy
- a veil of secrecy
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from secret, probably on the pattern of privacy. - the need for absolute secrecy in this matter