in secret 秘密地
in secret[ adv ]
in secrecy; not openly
<adv.all>
met secretly to discuss the invasion plansthe children secretly went to the movies when they were supposed to be at the library
they arranged to meet in secret
Secret \Se"cret\, n. [F. secret (cf. Pr. secret, Sp. & Pg.
secreto, It. secreto, segreto), from L. secretum. See
{Secret}, a.]
1. Something studiously concealed; a thing kept from general
knowledge; what is not revealed, or not to be revealed.
To tell our own secrets is often folly; to
communicate those of others is treachery. --Rambler.
2. A thing not discovered; what is unknown or unexplained; a
mystery.
All secrets of the deep, all nature's works.
--Milton.
3. pl. The parts which modesty and propriety require to be
concealed; the genital organs.
{In secret}, in a private place; in privacy or secrecy; in a
state or place not seen; privately.
Bread eaten in secret is pleasant. --Prov. ix.
17.