Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary
secret
I. se‧cret1 S3 W2 /ˈsiːkrət, ˈsiːkrɪt/ BrE AmE adjective
[Word Family: noun: ↑secrecy, ↑secret, ↑secretiveness; adverb: ↑secretly, ↑secretively; adjective: ↑secret, ↑secretive; verb: ↑secrete]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin secretus, past participle of secernere 'to separate']
1. known about by only a few people and kept hidden from others ⇨ secrecy:
They kept their relationship secret from their parents.
agents on a secret mission
secret talks with the terrorists
secret compartment/passage etc
The drugs were found in a secret compartment in Campbell’s suitcase.
secret ingredient/recipe/formula
The cookies are made to a secret recipe.
2. [only before noun] secret feelings, worries, or actions are ones that you do not want other people to know about:
His secret fear was that Jenny would leave him.
Did you know you had a secret admirer (=someone who is secretly in love with you)?
3. secret weapon something that will help you gain a big advantage over your competitors, that they do not know about
4. used to describe the behaviour of someone who is keeping their thoughts, intentions, or actions hidden from other people SYN secretive
secret about
They’re being very secret about it.
There was a secret smile on her face.
—secretly adverb:
They were secretly married.
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THESAURUS
▪ secret known about by only a few people, who have agreed not to tell anyone else: a secret meeting place | The details of the proposal must remain secret.
▪ confidential used about information, especially in business or government, that is secret and not intended to be shown or told to other people: a highly confidential report | Employees’ personal details are treated as strictly confidential.
▪ classified used about information that the government has ordered to be kept secret from most people: He was accused of passing on classified information to the Russians in the 1950s.
▪ sensitive used about information that is kept secret because there would be problems if the wrong people knew it: A teenager managed to hack into sensitive US Air Force files.
▪ covert [only before noun] used about things that are done secretly, especially by a government or official organization: a CIA covert operation
▪ undercover [usually before noun] used about things that are done secretly by the police in order to catch criminals or find out information: Detectives arrested the suspect after a five-day undercover operation.
▪ underground an underground organization or newspaper is one that operates or is produced secretly and opposes the government: Her father was a member of the underground resistance movement in France during World War II.
▪ clandestine /klænˈdestən, klænˈdestɪn/ secret and often illegal or immoral: clandestine meetings | his involvement in a clandestine operation to sell arms to Iran | a clandestine love affair
▪ hush-hush informal used about information or activities that are kept officially secret: He was put in charge of some hush-hush military project. | I’ve no idea what he does – it’s all very hush-hush.
 secrethu ◎['si:krit]※tính từ ■(secret from somebody) thầm kín; bí mật ☆this news must be kept secret tin này phải giữ bí mật ☆a secret marriage, document, meeting đám cưới, tài liệu, cuộc họp bí mật ☆to keep something secret from one's family giấu gia đình chuyện gì ■kín đáo, không tuyên bố, không công khai ☆secret treaty một hiệp ước bí mật ☆secret society hội kín ☆I'm a secret fan of soap operas on TV đâu có ai biết tôi là người mê các chương trình tâm lý xã hội nhiều kỳ trên TV ■hẻo lánh, yên tĩnh (về địa điểm) ☆my secret cottage in the country ngôi nhà tranh khuất nẻo của tôi ở nông thôn ※danh từ ■điều bí mật ☆to keep a (the) secret giữ một điều bí mật ☆an open secret sự việc/vấn đề tưởng là bí mật, nhưng hoá ra ai cũng biết ☆he made no secret of his dislike for me nó chẳng giấu gì việc nó ghét tôi; nó ghét tôi ra mặt ☆to let somebody in on a secret cho ai biết một điều bí mật ■bí quyết ☆the secret of success bí quyết (để) thành công ☆the secret of health is temperance bí quyết của sức khoẻ là sự điều độ ■điều bí ẩn; sự huyền bí ☆the secrets of nature những bí ẩn của thiên nhiên 〆to be in the secret ✓là người được biết điều bí mật 〆in secret ✓không để người khác biết; bí mật ▼ Từ liên quan / Related words - Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
mysterious mystic mystical occult orphic confidential privy secluded hidden private unavowed clandestine cloak-and-dagger hole-and-corner(a) hugger-mugger hush-hush surreptitious undercover underground mystery enigma closed book arcanum
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