confidential
UK/.kɒnfi'denʃәl/US
IELTSTOEFLGREB2
Definitions
adj.
Intended to be kept secret; private
机密的，保密的
adj.
Spoken or written in trust; intimate (a confidential tone)
（语气等）推心置腹的，私下的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedcon-together, with
+
-entperforming, being in a state
+
-ialrelating to, having the nature of
=confidential
con- (thoroughly) + fid (trust) + -ial (adj.) = relating to something held in trust. Confidential information is information entrusted only to those who can be trusted with it — hence 'secret, private.'
Root fid still carries 16 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.confidential information机密信息
- 2.strictly confidential严格保密的
- 3.confidential records机密记录
- 4.keep something confidential对……保密
Example Sentences
- 1.
These documents are strictly confidential.
- 2.
Please keep this confidential — no one else knows yet.
- 3.
She lowered her voice to a confidential whisper.