secretiveness
noun [ U ] mainly disapproving uk/ˈsiː.krə.tɪv.nəs/ us/ˈsiː.krə.t̬ɪv.nəs/
秘密，保密
the quality or fact of hiding your feelings, thoughts, intentions, and actions from other people
I don't see the need for all this secretiveness. 我不明白为什么需要如此保密。
The secretiveness of the organization has aroused public suspicion.
See: secretive
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- Because of the secretiveness of the biotech industry, Green couldn't be more specific.
- Secretiveness is part of adolescence and children often keep worries and anxieties to themselves.
- The fact that people are speculating is fuelled by the secretiveness of the regime.
- The secretiveness that surrounds money - does anybody know what their friends earn? - is at its most extreme among couples.