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adj. 秘密的,机密的 
n. 秘密,机密 

来源于拉丁语前缀se-(分离)和动词cern.ere(分开,区分)的复合动词secernere(区分)过去分词secret·us。  

拆分: se-分离 + -cret-分开,辨别 ⇒ 与其它的信息区分开⇒避让⇒机密  

短语:
in secret
adv. 秘密地,私下地  

例:
a state secret. 国家机密。 
a top secret meeting 绝密会议 
the secrets of staying healthy 保持健康的秘诀 
I have no secrets from you. 我对你没有任何秘密。 
They managed to keep the party more or less secret from Christine. 他们基本上对克里斯蒂娜保住了这次聚会的秘密。 
She revealed the secret behind her extraordinary success. 她透露了自己取得非凡成就的秘诀。 
The film stars were married in secret to avoid publicity. 这对影星为了避开公众注意，秘密结了婚。 
She let us into her secret--she’d got engaged. 她向我们透露了她的秘密--她订婚了。