confidentiality

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·ti·al·i·ty /ˌkɒnfədenʃiˈæləti $ ˌkɑːn-/ ●○○ noun [uncountable]  SECRETa situation in which you trust someone not to tell secret or private information to anyone else 机密，秘密；保密 The relationship between attorney and client is based on confidentiality. 律师和委托人之间的关系是建立在保密的基础之上的。breach of confidentiality (=when someone gives away information they have promised to keep secret) 违反保密原则 It’s a breach of confidentiality for a priest to reveal what someone has said in the confessional. 神父把一个人告解时说的事情泄露出来是违反保密原则的。

Examples from the Corpus

confidentiality• Data encryption ensures the privacy and confidentiality of email messages.• Please forward the profile to your client, together with the attached confidentiality letter.• Alexander declined comment, citing attorney-client confidentiality.• Alexander declined to comment, citing attorney--client confidentiality.• Researchers should always be able to guarantee complete confidentiality for their subjects.• You doctor should not have told your parents about the abortion -- that was a blatant breach of confidentiality.• But congressional investigators said bank claims of confidentiality kept them from establishing precisely how much profit banks are reaping from the surcharges.• The health clinic has again been caught violating patient confidentiality.• The purchaser should be prepared to sign a target's confidentiality undertaking.• Short confidentiality clauses in standard conditions are really only precautionary measures to be relied upon in an emergency.• Information memoranda should not be sent to interested parties until a signed confidentiality letter has been received.• The appropriate method will depend on the business being sold, the confidentiality required, and the anticipated demand from purchasers.• The confidentiality letter should cover both the memorandum and also any additional information which might be subsequently released.breach of confidentiality• It is the client's business that may be damaged by a breach of confidentiality.• It is a breach of confidentiality for a priest to reveal what someone has confessed.• Any breach of confidentiality concerning their children is something they have to nip in the bud right now.• The Act provides protection from suits by clients or employers for breaches of confidentiality.From Longman Business Dictionaryconfidentialitycon‧fi‧den‧ti‧al‧i‧ty /ˌkɒnfədenʃiˈælətiˌkɑːn-/ noun [uncountable] the practice of keeping private information secretHe raised concerns that departmental confidentiality had been breached.a confidentiality agreement

con·fi·den·ti·al·i·ty nounChineseSyllable  

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confidentiality
con‧fi‧den‧ti‧al‧i‧ty /ˌkɒnfədenʃiˈæləti, ˌkɒnfɪdenʃiˈæləti $ ˌkɑːn-/ noun [uncountable]a situation in which you trust someone not to tell secret or private information to anyone else:
    The relationship between attorney and client is based on confidentiality.
    breach of confidentiality (=when someone gives away information they have promised to keep secret)
    It’s a breach of confidentiality for a priest to reveal what someone has said in the confessional.

con·fi·den·tial·ityBrE /ˌkɒnfɪˌdenʃiˈæləti/ 🔊NAmE /ˌkɑːnfɪˌdenʃiˈæləti/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a situation in which you expect sb to keep information secret 保密；机密◆They signed a confidentiality agreement. 他们签署了一份保守机密的协议。🔊🔊◆All letters will be treated with complete confidentiality. 所有信件将按绝密处置。🔊🔊