secrecy

秘密、機密

情報が隠されている、または少数の人にしか知られていない状態。

やさしい英語で： The state of being hidden or known only to a few people.

• The meeting took place in secrecy.
• We were sworn to secrecy about the surprise party.
• The project was surrounded by complete secrecy.

類義語： confidentiality, concealment

よく使う表現： in secrecy, sworn to secrecy, strict secrecy

秘密主義

情報を他人に知らせず、秘密にしておく習慣や行為。

やさしい英語で： The habit or practice of keeping information from other people.

• His secrecy made us suspicious.
• The company has a culture of secrecy.
• She disliked her family’s habit of secrecy.

類義語： secretiveness

反対語： openness

よく使う表現： habit of secrecy, culture of secrecy, excessive secrecy