con·fi·den·tial /ˌkɒnfɪˈdenʃəl◂ $ ˌkɑːn-/ ●●○ adjectiveadj 1 SECRETspoken or written in secret and intended to be kept secret 机密的;机要的 a confidential government report 一份机密的政府报告
Doctors are required to keep patients’ records completely confidential. 医生必须对病人的病历完全保密。
The information will be regarded as strictly confidential (=completely confidential). 这一信息将被视为绝对机密。
► see thesaurus at secret 2 SECRETa confidential way of speaking or behaving shows that you do not want other people to know what you are saying 〔言谈举止〕神秘的,隐秘的 His voice sank into a confidential whisper. 他的声音变成了耳语,显得神神秘秘的。
—confidentially adverbadv