secretive

secretive
adjective
  1. (of a person or an organization) inclined to conceal feelings and intentions or not to disclose information
    (人,组织)秘密的;守口如瓶的,遮遮掩掩的
    she was very secretive about her past.
    她对自己的过去讳莫如深。
    ■(of a state or activity) characterized by the concealment of intentions and information
    (状态,活动)隐瞒的;秘密的
    secretive deals.
    秘密交易。
    ■(of a person's expression or manner) having an enigmatic or conspiratorial quality
    (人的表情,举止)难解的;诡秘的
    a secretive smile.
    诡秘的微笑。
派生
secretively
adverb
secretiveness
noun
语源
  1. mid 19th cent.: back-formation from secretiveness, suggested by French secrétivité, from secret 'secret'
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