secretive

英 [ˈsiː.krə.tɪv]      美 [ˈsiː.krə.t̬ɪv]
  • adj. 秘密的;偷偷摸摸的;促进分泌的
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secretive 隐藏的

来自 secret,保密,保密,-ive,形容词后缀。引申词义隐藏的。

secretive (adj.)
"inclined to secrecy," 1815 (implied in secretiveness); see secret (n.) + -ive. The word also was in Middle English with a sense "secret, hidden" (mid-15c.). Related: Secretively.
1. Having spent a lifetime avidly courting publicity, Paul has suddenly become secretive.
保罗一生都在想方设法出风头,现在却突然行事低调了。
2. The Ministry is being obsessively secretive about the issue.
该部对这个问题讳莫如深。
3. Katherine was forever secretive.
凯瑟琳总是神神秘秘的。
4. He's very secretive about his work.
他对自己的工作讳莫如深。
5. Everybody is being secretive : there's something cooking.
每个人都鬼鬼祟祟的,一定出了什么事情.