Trade secret
[计] 贸易秘密\\n[经] 商业秘密, 专业机密
📖 牛津释义
trade secret
1 device or technique used by a firm in manufacturing its products, etc and kept secret from other firms or the general public 行业秘密.
2 (fig infml 比喻, 口) fact, etc that one is not willing to reveal （个人不愿透露的）秘密.
🧩 词语组成解析
trade
[tred]
n. 贸易;行业;<美>顾客;买卖;
vt.& vi. 交易，经商;
vt. 交换;经营…交易，做…的买卖;
vi. 贸易;买卖;以物易物;
🗣️ 情景例句
May I have her office phone number, please?
可以给我她办公室的电话吗？
Misfortune is a good teacher.
不幸是良师。
The vicar has been asked to have the tree cut down, but so far he has refused.
人们曾请求教区的牧师叫人把树砍掉，但他直到现在也没有同意。