secret adj. 1.秘密的;机密的;隐秘的。 2.僻远的。 3.隐藏的;看不见的。 4.神秘的;奥妙的;不可思议的。 5.隐居的。 6.〔罕用语〕沉默寡言的。 a secret code 密码。 a secret door 暗门。 a secret errand 秘密差使。 a secret passage 秘密通道。 a secret valley 僻静的山谷,幽谷。 the secret workings of nature 鬼斧神工。 a secret passion [sorrow] 〔美学生语〕意中人。 be secret in one's habits 有一切喜欢背着人做的习惯。 keep (sth.) secret 保守(某事)秘密。 n. 1.秘密的事情;秘密;机密。 2.秘诀;隐蔽的真义。 3.〔pl.〕神秘;奇迹。 4.〔pl.〕秘处;阴部〔又称 secret parts〕。 an open secret 公开的秘密。 the secret of success 成功的秘诀。 be in the secret 知道秘密;知道内情;参与秘密。 in secret 秘密地;偷偷摸摸地。 keep a [the] secret (保)守秘密。 let out a secret 泄漏秘密。 let sb. into the secret 告诉秘密;传授秘诀。 make a [no] secret of 隐秘[不隐秘];把[不把]…保守秘密。 adv. -ly
He had completely assimilated that unwritten code which had so pleased him at olmtz , that code in virtue of which a lieutenant may stand infinitely higher than a general , and all that is needed for success in the service is not effort , not work , not gallantry , not perseverance , but simply the art of getting on with those who have the bestowal of promotion , and he often himself marvelled at the rapidity of his own progress , and that others failed to grasp the secret of it 他完全领会了奥尔米茨实行的那种使他悦意的无明文规定的等级服从制度,遵照这种制度,一名准尉竟能无比地高于一名将领,遵照这种制度,要想求得功名利禄,飞黄腾达,不必要努力和劳累,不必要刚勇,也毋须忠贞不渝,只要擅长于应酬那些论功行赏的人就行了,因此他常因自己迅速获得成就而感到诧异,并因他人无法明了这种奥妙而感到惊讶。