0 a piece of information that is only known by one person or a few people and should not be told to others -- 秘密
So what's the secret of being a good cook? 那麽要成爲好廚師，有甚麽秘訣嗎？
the secrets of the universe 宇宙的奧秘
That restaurant is one of the best-kept secrets in Rome. 那個餐廳是羅馬最鮮爲人知的地方之一。
She makes no secret of (= makes very clear) her dislike of her father. 她毫不掩飾自己對父親的反感。
There's no secret (= everyone knows) about his homosexuality. 他是同性戀，這已不是秘密了。
Aren't you going to let me in on (= tell me) the secret? 難道你不打算告訴我這個秘密？
A close couple should have no secrets from each other. 關係親密的夫妻之間應該是沒有秘密的。
Why did you have to go and tell Bob about my illness? You just can't keep a secret, can you? 你爲甚麽一定要跑去把我生病的事告訴鮑勃？你就是不能保守秘密，是嗎？
1 If something is secret, other people are not allowed to know about it. -- 秘密的，保密的
a secret admirer 暗戀者
a secret drinker 偷偷喝酒的人
Do you think we'll manage to keep the surprise party secret from Mum until her birthday? 你認爲我們能把這個驚喜派對一直瞞到媽媽生日那天嗎？
This is top (= extremely) secret information. 這是絕對機密。
We ought to keep these proposals secret from the chairman for the time being. 目前，這些提案我們應該先瞞著主席。
The president escaped through a secret passage underneath the parliament building. 總統從議會大廈下的秘密通道逃跑了。
We keep secrets from ourselves that all along we know.
The old aristocrats had some secrets, or amabanga, as well.
To the antebellum rogue, the city's gigantic web of secrets held unlimited financial rewards, if only it could be interpreted properly.
In the degraded moral climate of the city, secrets were easily translatable into commodities.
Without giving away current editorial secrets, we agreed on the following stages.
Furthermore, the trust that developed through the befriender's continuity and reliability allowed secrets to be shared.
Both stories are constructed around shameful secrets and unmentionable activities.
I consider three "sites" from which meaning is generated: the spectacle; otherness and sameness/misrecognition and identity; and secrets and closets.
