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单词 secrecy
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Definition of secrecy in English:

secrecy

noun ˈsiːkrɪsiˈsikrəsi
mass noun
  • The action of keeping something secret or the state of being kept secret.

    the bidding is conducted in secrecy
    Example sentencesExamples
    • We shook on it nonetheless, and promised each other to absolute secrecy.
    • Is the veil of Soviet secrecy still shrouding the country?
    • Supplying alcohol to the soldiers themselves requires the utmost operational secrecy.
    • The discussions were subject to strict secrecy and had the character of a conspiracy.
    • Delegates at the 1787 Constitutional Convention maintained strict secrecy during the proceedings.
    • The process seems to have been finalised a few weeks ago and swaddled in the utmost secrecy.
    • Excessive secrecy cripples everyone's ability to act by hiding government mistakes and corruption.
    • Granted, government secrecy has meant that hard facts about U.S. interrogation techniques are scarce.
    • Complete secrecy - even when the public has a sharp interest - can be toxic.
    • A veil of secrecy has often shrouded the Oval Office.
    • Identification of the voter is simple and the secrecy of the ballot is preserved.
    • In an era of openness, honesty and transparency the official secrecy surrounding this case has been disturbing.
    • Despite the heavy secrecy imposed on this radical program, a storm of opposition will be hard to avoid.
    • Bank secrecy was born; even law enforcement on the track of thieves could not pierce it.
    • One of the most important principles of voting is the secrecy of the ballot.
    • Government secrecy breeds corruption, abuse of power and, ultimately, tyranny.
    • Later came the explanation that it was all a matter of official secrecy.
    • They took an oath to preserve the secrecy of everything to do with the election.
    • Tunisia already has 13 deportation detention centres, 11 of which operate in strictest secrecy.
    • Can a government impose the secrecy that intelligence requires and still legitimately claim to be a democracy?
    Synonyms
    confidentiality, classified nature, privateness
    clandestineness, furtiveness, surreptitiousness, secretiveness, stealth, stealthiness, covertness, cloak and dagger, mystery

Origin

Late Middle English: from secret, probably on the pattern of privacy.

 
 

Definition of secrecy in US English:

secrecy

nounˈsikrəsiˈsēkrəsē
  • The action of keeping something secret or the state of being kept secret.

    the bidding is conducted in secrecy
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Bank secrecy was born; even law enforcement on the track of thieves could not pierce it.
    • Complete secrecy - even when the public has a sharp interest - can be toxic.
    • They took an oath to preserve the secrecy of everything to do with the election.
    • Delegates at the 1787 Constitutional Convention maintained strict secrecy during the proceedings.
    • One of the most important principles of voting is the secrecy of the ballot.
    • In an era of openness, honesty and transparency the official secrecy surrounding this case has been disturbing.
    • The discussions were subject to strict secrecy and had the character of a conspiracy.
    • Government secrecy breeds corruption, abuse of power and, ultimately, tyranny.
    • We shook on it nonetheless, and promised each other to absolute secrecy.
    • Later came the explanation that it was all a matter of official secrecy.
    • Identification of the voter is simple and the secrecy of the ballot is preserved.
    • Granted, government secrecy has meant that hard facts about U.S. interrogation techniques are scarce.
    • Despite the heavy secrecy imposed on this radical program, a storm of opposition will be hard to avoid.
    • Can a government impose the secrecy that intelligence requires and still legitimately claim to be a democracy?
    • A veil of secrecy has often shrouded the Oval Office.
    • Tunisia already has 13 deportation detention centres, 11 of which operate in strictest secrecy.
    • Is the veil of Soviet secrecy still shrouding the country?
    • Supplying alcohol to the soldiers themselves requires the utmost operational secrecy.
    • Excessive secrecy cripples everyone's ability to act by hiding government mistakes and corruption.
    • The process seems to have been finalised a few weeks ago and swaddled in the utmost secrecy.
    Synonyms
    confidentiality, classified nature, privateness
    clandestineness, furtiveness, surreptitiousness, secretiveness, stealth, stealthiness, covertness, cloak and dagger, mystery

Origin

Late Middle English: from secret, probably on the pattern of privacy.

 
 
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