crypto-

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++crypto- /krɪptəʊ, -tə $ -toʊ, -tə/ prefix formal SECRETsecret or hidden 秘密的，隐蔽的 a crypto-Communist 地下共产党员Origin crypto- Modern Latin Greek kryptos “hidden”, from kryptein “to hide”

crypto- prefixChinese

crypto-
crypto- /krɪptəʊ, -tə $ -toʊ, -tə/

prefix formal

Language: Modern Latin
Origin: Greek kryptos 'hidden', from kryptein 'to hide'

secret or hidden:

a crypto-Communist

crypto-

BrE

/ˈkrɪptəʊ/

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NAmE

/ˈkrɪptoʊ/

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combining form

(in nouns 构成名词)

secret 秘密的；保密的；隐蔽的

◆a crypto-communist地下共产党员