confidential

Word family  noun confidence confidant confidentiality adjective confident confidential verb confide adverb confidently confidentially

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++con·fi·den·tial /ˌkɒnfɪˈdenʃəl◂ $ ˌkɑːn-/ ●●○ adjective  1  SECRETspoken or written in secret and intended to be kept secret 机密的；机要的 a confidential government report 一份机密的政府报告 Doctors are required to keep patients’ records completely confidential. 医生必须对病人的病历完全保密。 The information will be regarded as strictly confidential (=completely confidential). 这一信息将被视为绝对机密。► see thesaurus at secret2  SECRETa confidential way of speaking or behaving shows that you do not want other people to know what you are saying 〔言谈举止〕神秘的，隐秘的 His voice sank into a confidential whisper. 他的声音变成了耳语，显得神神秘秘的。 —confidentially adverb

Examples from the Corpus

confidential• We will, of course, treat all information we receive as confidential.• All the information will be confidential.• Jeffrey has said the remark was supposed to remain confidential and was intended to be sarcastic.• Always protect confidential files by locking them with a password.• He declined to give details, citing agreements with courts to keep this information confidential for the time being.• Ads on the subways asked us to call a confidential hotline if we knew what crimes our local school board was committing.• Young people will have the right to confidential medical advice and treatment.• An employee secretly gave confidential memos to the press.• The information we received is of a highly confidential nature and relates to national security.• For example, online techniques are being increasingly used for the rapid transmission of confidential non-publicly available information.• We hold confidential records on each employee.• In 1965, a confidential report to President Johnson was leaked to the press.• She was not one for planning or manoeuvring but confidential reports are kept on Salvation Army officers throughout their careers.• During the ride back home, Mom started to talk about her problems in a confidential way.strictly confidential• What I'm telling you is strictly confidential.• The information will be regarded as strictly confidential.• The questionnaire itself is strictly confidential.• All personal details are treated as strictly confidential and remain on computer file.• The findings are strictly confidential and we do not know if these athletes were allowed to compete.From Longman Business Dictionaryconfidentialcon‧fi‧den‧tial /ˌkɒnfəˈdenʃəl◂ˌkɑːn-/ adjective confidential information is spoken or written in private and intended to be kept secretThese figures are highly confidential.A confidential letter was leaked to the press.

con·fi·den·tial adjectiveChineseSyllable  

written and secret Corpus in or spoken to Business intended

confidential
con‧fi‧den‧tial /ˌkɒnfəˈdenʃəl◂, ˌkɒnfɪˈdenʃəl◂ $ ˌkɑːn-/ adjective1. spoken or written in secret and intended to be kept secret:
    a confidential government report
    Doctors are required to keep patients’ records completely confidential.
    The information will be regarded as strictly confidential (=completely confidential).
2. a confidential way of speaking or behaving shows that you do not want other people to know what you are saying:
    His voice sank into a confidential whisper.
—confidentially adverb
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ secret known about by only a few people, who have agreed not to tell anyone else: a secret meeting place | The details of the proposal must remain secret.
   ▪ confidential used about information, especially in business or government, that is secret and not intended to be shown or told to other people: a highly confidential report | Employees’ personal details are treated as strictly confidential.
   ▪ classified used about information that the government has ordered to be kept secret from most people: He was accused of passing on classified information to the Russians in the 1950s.
   ▪ sensitive used about information that is kept secret because there would be problems if the wrong people knew it: A teenager managed to hack into sensitive US Air Force files.
   ▪ covert [only before noun] used about things that are done secretly, especially by a government or official organization: a CIA covert operation
   ▪ undercover [usually before noun] used about things that are done secretly by the police in order to catch criminals or find out information: Detectives arrested the suspect after a five-day undercover operation.
   ▪ underground an underground organization or newspaper is one that operates or is produced secretly and opposes the government: Her father was a member of the underground resistance movement in France during World War II.
   ▪ clandestine /klænˈdestən, klænˈdestɪn/ secret and often illegal or immoral: clandestine meetings | his involvement in a clandestine operation to sell arms to Iran | a clandestine love affair
   ▪ hush-hush informal used about information or activities that are kept officially secret: He was put in charge of some hush-hush military project. | I’ve no idea what he does – it’s all very hush-hush.

con·fi·den·tialBrE /ˌkɒnfɪˈdenʃl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌkɑːnfɪˈdenʃl/ 🔊 adjectivemeant to be kept secret and not told to or shared with other people 机密的；保密的；秘密的◆confidential information/documents 机密情报／文件◆Your medical records are strictly confidential (= completely secret). 你的病历是绝对保密的。🔊🔊(of a way of speaking 说话的方式) showing that what you are saying is private or secret 隐密的；秘密的◆He spoke in a confidential tone, his voice low. 他低声用隐秘的语气说话。🔊🔊 [only before noun] trusted with private or secret information 受信任的；委以机密的◆a confidential secretary机要秘书▸ con·fi·den·tial·ly BrE /ˌkɒnfɪˈdenʃəli/ 🔊NAmE /ˌkɑːnfɪˈdenʃəli/ 🔊 adverb◆She told me confidentially that she is going to retire early. 她私下告诉我她要提早退休。🔊🔊