In so far as any inquiry is a secret one,
任何一项研究都涉及到保密，
新概念英语第四册 Lesson 15 Secrecy in industry

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

inquiry [ɪn'kwaɪri] 词频2 词根: in
n. 调查，审查;询问，质问，质询，追究;探究;打听;
💡 inquir=inquire询问+y表名词 →质询
"Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem."
许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题.
近义：hunt, indagation, inquest, inquisition, inspection, investigation 反义：rejoinder, reply, response
secret ['sikrɪt] 词频1 词根: se
n. 秘密，机密;秘诀;奥秘; adj. 秘密的，机密的;神秘的;隐秘的;
💡 se分开，离开，区别开+cret区别→分开来放→秘密
"the all-powerful secret police"
权力无限的秘密警察
近义：arcanum, mystery, puzzle, puzzler, reservation, reserve 反义：indiscreetness, tactlessness, bluntness, crudeness

📚 更多「新概念英语第四册」例句

He may be conceited, ill-mannered, presumptuous or fatuous,
这些年轻人也许狂妄自负，举止无理，傲慢放肆，愚昧无知，
Errors and uncertainties multiply, cascading upward through a chain of turbulent features,
错误和不可靠性上升，接踵而来的是一系列湍流的微状，
From 1914 to 1924 he was supreme and unchallenged.
在1914年至1924年期间，他首屈一指，独霸影坛。
He must, for example, perceive an egg as a simple single solid shape,
以鸟蛋为例，观赏者必须感觉到它是一个单一的实体形态，
Most children have such a high ideal of their parents,
大多数孩子对父母估价过高，
The next stage is to get the elephant to the training establishment,
下一步就是把象带到训练场所，