单词 | confidential |
释义 | confidential —confidentiality, confidentialness, n. —confidentially, adv. /kon'fi den"sheuhl/, adj. 1. spoken, written, acted on, etc., in strict privacy or secrecy; secret: a confidential remark. 2. indicating confidence or intimacy; imparting private matters: a confidential tone of voice. 3. having another's trust or confidence; entrusted with secrets or private affairs: a confidential secretary. 4. (of information, a document, etc.) a. bearing the classification confidential, usually being above restricted and below secret. b. limited to persons authorized to use information, documents, etc., so classified. Cf. classification (def. 5). [1645-55; < L confidenti(a) CONFIDENCE + -AL1] Syn. 1. restricted, private. 2. intimate, familiar. 3. trusted, trustworthy, private. See familiar. |
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