（上接 第一部分 ）

我们看看“保密”的英文还能怎么表达。

1. keep something under wraps : to not allow people to know about something that has been officially planned or decided

例：

be kept under wraps

It's been suggested the report was kept under wraps to avoid controversy. （有人建议将文件保密，以免引起争议。）

Ford's new range of cars is being kept firmly under wraps until the Geneva auto show. （福特公司新系列轿车要到日内瓦车展时才会亮相。）

2. discretion : the ability to judge when you should or should not tell people things that you know about someone or something

例：

Absolute discretion is required from everyone working for the Royal Family. （为皇室服务的人一定要谨言慎行。）

be the (very) soul of discretion (=be the sort of person who will never tell something that should be kept secret)

You can tell Martin anything—he's the very soul of discretion. （可以跟马丁说很多事，他是个口风很紧的人。）

3. secrecy : when what someone does or says is kept very secret, so that only a few people know about it

例：

Why all the secrecy? You've got nothing to be ashamed of. （有什么不可告人的？你做事问心无愧。）

Our commanding officer emphasized the need to maintain the utmost secrecy about the operation at all times. （指挥官强调说行动要始终保持高度机密。）

I must stress the need for absolute secrecy about the project. （我必须强调一下，这个项目要绝对保密。）

The work is shrouded in secrecy . （这份工作的性质是保密的。）

a veil/shroud/cloak of secrecy

Watson deserves credit for lifting the veil of secrecy surrounding Brenda's death. （华生揭开了布兰达死因的重重迷雾，理应获得嘉奖。）

4. swear somebody to secrecy : to make someone seriously promise that they will not tell anyone about something you have told them or something that they know about

例：

"What's she doing here?" "I'd better not say. She swore me to secrecy." （ - 她在这儿干嘛？ - 我最好保持沉默，她不让我说。）

Nobody knows much about the organization because its members are all sworn to secrecy. （没人知道这个组织的详细情况，因为该组织成员都发誓保密。）

Anna swore me to secrecy on the subject of her family until her book came out. （安娜让我发誓，在她的新书出来之前，她家里的事我不能说出去。）

5. confidentiality : the trust that exists between people who share secrets, especially between a professional person such as a doctor or lawyer and someone who gives them private advice

例：

Alexander declined to comment, citing attorney-client confidentiality. （基于律师与委托人之间的保密守则，亚历山大拒绝评论此事。）

Researchers should always be able to guarantee complete confidentiality for their subjects. （研究人员对研究项目一定要完全保密。）

Data encryption ensures the privacy and confidentiality of email messages. （数据加密技术确保了电邮的隐私性和保密性。）

breach/violate confidentiality (=to break confidentiality by telling someone a secret)

The health clinic has again been caught violating patient confidentiality. （这个诊所又被发现泄露病人的隐私。）

breach of confidentiality

Your doctor should not have told your parents about the abortion—that was a blatant breach of confidentiality. （给你打胎的医生不应该把你打胎这件事告诉你父母，这绝对算泄露病人信息。）

6. between you and me : used when you are telling someone that what you are saying is a secret, and you do not want them to tell anyone else about it

备注： "between you and me" 常用于口语中。

例：

Between you and me, I think Elizabeth is a bit of a nightmare. （我说了你别说出去啊，我觉得伊丽莎白有点可怕。）

It's gonna be between you and me, right? （你不会说出去吧？）