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confidentially

/kon-fi-den-shuhl/US // ˌkɒn fɪˈdɛn ʃəl //UK // (ˌkɒnfɪˈdɛnʃəl) //

保密性,秘密地,私底下,保密

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : spoken, written, acted on, etc., in strict privacy or secrecy; secret: a confidential remark.
    • : indicating confidence or intimacy; imparting private matters: a confidential tone of voice.
    • : having another's trust or confidence; entrusted with secrets or private affairs: a confidential secretary.
    • : bearing the classification confidential, usually being above restricted and below secret.limited to persons authorized to use information, documents, etc., so classified.Compare classification.

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Examples

  • Court records filed this month show that Evenflo reached a confidential settlement with Jillian’s family.

  • At General Atomics’ insistence, the FAA has already agreed to withhold trade secrets and other confidential commercial information.

  • When it comes to the Tolli situation, Vargas said she can’t comment on it in too much detail because it’s a confidential personnel matter, but in general, she thinks the board and college administration did their due diligence in the matter.

  • DSMB members are typically kept confidential to shield them from outside influence, but ProPublica has been able to identify a few members.

  • Bohra gained access to Amazon’s confidential information in her role overseeing financial data related to the company’s “transfer pricing” operations across different countries.

  • “Bruce – Spoke to someone very senior in State (confidentially),” wrote Lynton.

  • In fact, more than a few have confidentially expressed their jealousy.

  • Here, a team of 60 is hard at work modernizing the way American diplomats talk to each other confidentially.

  • Their job is to communicate directly, and confidentially, with governments, including the CIA, to whom this report was directed.

  • Old Mrs. Wurzel turned confidentially to the vicar's wife and said, "Is her engagement generally known?"

  • "But times are altered since then, Gilly," said Miss Watling confidentially, and slipping her arm within his.

  • Some sprite, favourable to the peace of Hartledon, had been writing confidentially from Ireland regarding Kirton and his doings.

  • He was leaning confidentially across the counter, and his eyes met Bill's in a look that made the trader turn away.

  • She took him confidentially apart and explained to him that she had been in a condition of “penetration” for about three hours.