secret
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
(countable)A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden.
"Can you keep a secret?" "Yes." "So can I."
To tell our own secrets is generally folly, but that folly is without guilt; to communicate those with which we are intrusted is always treachery
- 2.
(countable, uncountable)The key or principle by which something is made clear; the knack.
The secret to a long-lasting marriage is compromise.
- 3.
(countable, uncountable)Something not understood or known.
- 4.
(uncountable)Private seclusion.
The work was done in secret, so that nobody could object.
- 5.
(archaic, countable, in plural, uncountable)(archaic, in the plural) The genital organs.
- 6.
(countable, historical, uncountable)A form of steel skullcap.
- 7.
(countable, in plural, often, uncountable)(Christianity, often in the plural) Any prayer spoken inaudibly and not aloud; especially, one of the prayers in the Tridentine Mass, immediately following the "orate, fratres", said inaudibly by the celebrant.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(rare, transitive)To make or keep secret.
… she would unfold the silk, press it with a smooth wooden block that she'd heated in the oven, and then once more secret it away.
1986, InfoWorld, InfoWorld Media Group, Inc. Diskless workstations … make it difficult for individuals to copy information … onto a diskette and secret it away.
To prevent the elixir from reaching mankind and thereby upsetting the balance of the universe, two gods secret it away.
- 2.
(rare, transitive)To hide secretly.
Tính từ
adjective- 1.
Being or kept hidden.
We went down a secret passage.
- 2.
(obsolete)Withdrawn from general intercourse or notice; in retirement or secrecy; secluded.
- 3.
(obsolete)Faithful to a secret; not inclined to divulge or betray confidence; secretive, separate, apart.
- 4.
(obsolete)Separate; distinct.
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ine-pro The noun is from Middle English secret, from Latin sēcrētum. secretum. dēagolnes a secret.