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[極秘] top secret

【C】極秘(事項)

Eyes Only

《米》(役所などの文書で)極秘(の印)《音読しても書きとめてもいけない》∥ for O's eyes only (人)以外極秘.

▲She told me the story in strict(est) confidence. 彼女は極秘で私にその話をした / do it under the veil of secrecy それを極秘裡に行なう.

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極秘
absolute secrecy

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ごくひ【極秘】

top secret

〖C〗極秘(事項)

Eyes Only

《米》(役所などの文書で)極秘(の印)《音読しても書きとめてもいけない》

for O's eyes only (人)以外極秘.

▲She told me the story in strict(est) confidence. 彼女は極秘で私にその話をした

do it under the veil of secrecy それを極秘裡に行なう.

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ごくひ【極秘】

strict [absolute] secrecy; 〔事項〕 a top secret.

●部外極秘 〔書類への表示〕 Strictly restricted. | Strictly for internal use. | Not on any account to be revealed to outsiders.

●極秘にする keep 《a matter》 absolutely secret [strictly confidential, a profound secret]; classify 《a document》 as top secret

・その事件は極秘にされている. The affair is being kept absolutely secret [treated as top secret].

●極秘の closely [jealously] guarded; in strict secrecy; strictly confidential; ultrasecret; (highly) classified 《documents》

・極秘のうちに, 極秘で, 極秘裏に in profound secrecy; with the utmost secrecy.

●その製法は極秘だ. The process of manufacture is a close [jealously guarded] secret.

極秘扱い

●極秘扱いとする treat 《information》 as top secret; give 《records》 the highest secrecy classification.

極秘情報 top secret [highly classified] information.

●極秘情報を漏らす pass highly classified information 《to a foreign government》; leak top secrets.

極秘捜査 a top secret [highly classified] investigation [inquiry, search].

極秘文書 a top-secret document; (highly) classified papers.