confidential

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˌkɒn.fɪˈdɛn.ʃəl/|/ˌkɒn.fɪˈden.ʃəl/    美 /ˌkɔn.fɪˈdɛn.ʃəl/|/ˌkɑn.fɪˈdɛn.ʃəl/|/ˌkɔn.fɪˈden.ʃəl/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Kept, or meant to be kept, secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly.
    — The newspaper claims a leaked confidential report by the government admits to problems with corrupt MPs.
  2. Inclined to share confidences; (of things) making people inclined to share confidences; involving the sharing of confidences. dated
    — Sitting in front of the fire, they became quite confidential, and began to gossip.
  3. Having someone's confidence or trust; having a position requiring trust; worthy of being trusted with confidences. dated
    — a confidential agent

词形变化

more confidential comparative most confidential superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
confidential informant confidentiality confidentially confidentialness nonconfidential unconfidential
相关词
confide confidence

词源

From Latin cōnfīdentia + English -al. Possibly a calque of French confidentiel. First attested in 1641.
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