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「Confidential - 秘密の・内緒の」 に関する 英単語 & イデオム

□ secret 秘密、秘密の
ex) I'm going to tell you a secret, but you have to promise not to tell anyone else.
秘密を教えるけど、誰にも言わないと約束して
secret: kept hidden from others : known to only a few people
ex) They're getting married. The secret is out.
= Everyone now knows that they're getting married.

□ confidential 秘密の、機密の
ex) This arrangement must be kept confidential.
この協定は 秘密にしておかなければならない
confidential: secret or private, often in a formal, business, or military situation
ex) All information will be treated as strictly confidential.

□ covert 秘密の、隠された
ex) The government was accused of covert military operations.
秘密の軍事活動について 政府は非難された
covert: made, shown, or done in a way that is not easily seen or noticed : secret or hidden
ex) The spy agency is taking covert action.

□ clandestine （違法行為など）秘密に行われている
ex) He belongs to a clandestine organization.
彼は 秘密組織に属している
clandestine: done in a private place or way : done secretly
ex) He arranged a clandestine meeting between his client and the candidate.

□ closed-door　　　非公開の
ex) We had closed-door talks with the competition.
競合する相手と 秘密交渉を行った
closed-door: held in strict privacy
ex) After months of closed-door discussions, House Republicans unveiled their plans.

□　let in on 秘密を教える、秘密を打ち明ける
ex) I'll let you in on a little secret.　
ちょっとした内緒話を教えましょう
let in on: allow someone to know or share something secret or concealed
ex) She agreed to let me in on her plans.

□　keep a lid on 　　　　秘密にする
ex) No one else knows about it yet, so keep a tight lid on it for now.
まだ誰もそのことは知らないから、今は 絶対に秘密にして
keep a lid: to keep (something secret) from being known
ex) She tried to keep a lid on the news.　

□ keep … under wraps ... を秘密にする、内緒にする
ex) They tried to keep the report under wraps.
彼らはその報告を秘密にしようとした
under wraps: secret
the plan was kept carefully under wraps

□ hush-hush 極秘の
ex) I was part of the hush-hush research unit.
極秘調査隊の一員であった
hush-hush: (especially of an official plan or project) highly secret or confidential
ex) In the end he was forced to resign but it was all very hush-hush.

□　be privy to …　　　　　（秘密に関与したこと）　…を知っている
ex) He's privy to confidential matters involving the employer- employee relationship.
彼は労使間に関する秘密事項を知っている
privy: sharing in the knowledge of (something secret or private).
ex) He was no longer privy to her innermost thoughts.

□　let the cat out of the bag　　　　秘密を漏らす
ex) I was trying to keep the party a secret, but she went and let the cat out of the bag.
そのパーティについて秘密にしておこうと考えたが、彼女は秘密を漏らしてしまった
let the cat out of the bag: a colloquialism meaning to reveal facts previously hidden
ex) He let the cat out of the bag, and the surprise party wasn't a surprise after all.

□ divulge （秘密などを）漏らす
ex) The company will not divulge its sales figures.
会社は売上高を公表しないであろう
divulge: to make (information) known : to give (information) to someone
ex) She refused to divulge [=reveal, tell] the name of her informant.

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