a person employed by an individual or in an office to assist with correspondence, keep records, make appointments, and carry out similar tasks.an official of a society or other organization who conducts its correspondence and keeps its records 秘书 ■the principal assistant of a UK government minister or ambassador 英国政府大臣,大使的秘书 [as title]Chief Secretary to the Treasury. 财政部首席秘书。
派生 secretarial adjective secretaryship noun 语源
late Middle English (originally in the sense person entrusted with a secret): from late Latin secretarius 'confidential officer', from Latin secretum 'secret', neuter of secretus (see secret)