(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
mid 19th cent.: back-formation from secretiveness, suggested by French secrétivité, from secret 'secret'