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secretiveness
noun[ U ]
mainly disapprovinguk /ˈsiː.krə.tɪv.nəs/ us /ˈsiː.krə.t̬ɪv.nəs/
the quality or fact of hiding your feelings, thoughts, intentions, and actions from other people: 秘密，保密
I don't see the need for all this secretiveness.我不明白为什么需要如此保密。
The secretiveness of the organization has aroused public suspicion.
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Because of the secretiveness of the biotech industry, Green couldn't be more specific.
Secretiveness is part of adolescence and children often keep worries and anxieties to themselves.
The fact that people are speculating is fuelled by the secretiveness of the regime.
The secretiveness that surrounds money - does anybody know what their friends earn? - is at its most extreme among couples.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Secrecy and privacy
anonymity
anonymization
anonymize
anonymous
anonymously
cryptography
data protection
dead men tell no talesidiom
dissimulate
dissimulation
official secret
on the quietidiom
privacy
privacy settings
private
under wrapsidiom
undisclosed
unrevealed
unsourced
unstated
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