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单词 confidential
释义
confidential
adjective
uk
/ˌkɒn.fɪˈden.ʃəl/us
/ˌkɑːn.fəˈden.ʃəl/
C1
secretorprivate, often in aformal,business, ormilitarysituation:
Allinformationwill betreatedasstrictlyconfidential.所有的信息都将被视作绝密。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
kept hidden from other people
  • secretThe spies had a secret meeting.
  • covertThe government was accused of covert military operations.
  • clandestineHe arranged a clandestine meeting between his client and the candidate.
  • confidentialAll the information you give us will be treated as strictly confidential.
  • classifiedThese documents contain classified information.
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More examples
  • A person'smedicalrecordsare confidential.
  • We havecertainreasonsforourdecision, which have toremainconfidential.
  • Helockedthe confidentialdocumentsin hisfilingcabinet.
  • Theletterwasmarked'Personal. Strictly confidential.'
  • Someone hasleakedconfidentialgovernmentinformationto thepress.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Secrecy and privacy
  • anonymity
  • anonymization
  • anonymize
  • anonymous
  • anonymously
  • data protection
  • dead men tell no talesidiom
  • dissimulate
  • dissimulation
  • down-low
  • private
  • privately
  • privileged
  • pseudonym
  • pseudonymization
  • undisclosed
  • whitewash
  • whitewashing
  • wrap
  • wrapped (up) in secrecyidiom
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confidentially
(Definition ofconfidentialfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
confidential
adjective
uk
/ˌkɒn.fɪˈden.ʃəl/us
/ˌkɑːn.fəˈden.ʃəl/
C1
secret, often in aformal,business, ormilitarysituation
秘密的，机密的
Allinformationwill betreatedasstrictlyconfidential.所有的信息都将被视作绝密。
More examples
  • A person'smedicalrecordsare confidential.
  • We havecertainreasonsforourdecision, which have toremainconfidential.
  • Helockedthe confidentialdocumentsin hisfilingcabinet.
  • Theletterwasmarked'Personal. Strictly confidential.'
  • Someone hasleakedconfidentialgovernmentinformationto thepress.

confidential| Business English

confidential
adjective
uk
/ˌkɒnfɪˈdenʃəl/us
private, andintendedto bekeptsecret:
confidential data/documents/information, etc.Prosecutors were notabletoobtainconfidentialdatafromcorporationswithout firstreceivingwrittenapprovalfrom thedepartment.
keep sth/remain confidentialThebillwouldallowabusinesstokeepitsdealingsconfidential.
The company'sformeremployeeshad madeimproperuse ofhighlyconfidentialinformation, such asnamesandaddressesofcustomers.
All theemployeequestionnaireswill betreatedasstrictlyconfidential.
confidentialadvice
Theletterwasmarked"confidential".

confidentially

adverbuk/ˌkɒnfɪˈdenʃəli/us/ˌkɑː–/
Members of a client'sworkforcecandiscussconfidentially thereasonfortheirabsence, be it amentalormedicalproblem.
(Definition ofconfidentialfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofconfidential

confidential
Confidentialinformation is replaced by text in braces.
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Registrars were to consider cause-ofdeath registration a 'confidentialmatter ' and data should be used exclusively for administrative purposes.
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They were assured that the information collected would be anonymous andconfidential.
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Participants were assured that any information provided would be treated asconfidentialand would only be used for research purposes.
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A nationalconfidentialsurvey of obstetrician's personal preferences regarding mode of delivery.
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A few did not reply and some said the figures wereconfidential.
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Convenient andconfidentialreferral systems for professional counseling should therefore be promoted.
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I suppose that's very important because we were saying things that should beconfidentialquite honestly.
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Responses wereconfidentialto the researchers and used identifying codes rather than names.
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Patients were informed that the questionnaire was strictlyconfidentialusing the combined information/consent form and briefing on the questionnaire.
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Even accessing data, especiallyconfidentialand sensitive information such as bank accounts, credit card numbers and reservation prices, may be sufficient to cause significant damage.
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Other types of data may also have to be keptconfidential.
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The point is that laws can be created, that are then keptconfidential, within a certain closed circle.
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States do seek to keep some lawlike thingsconfidential.
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Litigation could arouse considerable public interest, while questions of policy and political expediency could be raised in the context ofconfidentiallegal advice.
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