secret
gb/sˈikɹɪt/ us/sˈikɹɪt/
A2
อังกฤษ
~ 2600
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำนาม
A2
entity
1
Something not told to others
Something you know but do not tell other people.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to keep [a secret]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'secret' with 'mystery'; 'secret' is something known by someone but hidden from others, while 'mystery' can be unknown to everyone.
คำพ้องความหมาย
confidential information (More formal and often used in professional or legal contexts.)
คำตรงข้าม
public knowledge (Information that is known by everyone.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
keep a secret
|tell a secret
|reveal a secret
|share a secret
|guard a secret
หัวข้อ
relationships
|privacy
|communication
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- She told me a secret about her childhood.
- The company’s new product is a closely guarded secret.
- You can trust him; he knows how to keep a secret.
- They finally revealed the secret after many years.
- This recipe is a family secret.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I told my friend a secret.
- He can keep a secret.
- She shared a secret with me.
- We have a big secret.
- Do not tell anyone this secret.
adjective
A2
property
2
Hidden or not known by others
Not known or seen by other people.
รูปแบบการใช้:
a secret [plan/place/meeting]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may misuse 'secret' when 'private' is more appropriate; 'secret' implies intentional concealment, while 'private' may simply mean personal.
คำพ้องความหมาย
hidden (General term for not being visible or known; may refer to physical or abstract things.)
คำตรงข้าม
open (Not hidden; accessible or visible to all.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
secret meeting
|secret plan
|secret location
|secret code
หัวข้อ
privacy
|security
|communication
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- They held a secret meeting late at night.
- The spy carried out a secret mission.
- We found a secret path through the forest.
- She has a secret talent for singing.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- We met in a secret place.
- He told me about his secret plan.
- This is our secret room.
- She has a secret box.
คำนาม
B1
entity
3
Key factor for achieving success
Something that helps you succeed when other people do not know about it.
รูปแบบการใช้:
the secret to [success/happiness/etc.]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'secret' here with 'mystery'; this sense refers to a known method or factor, not something unexplained.
คำพ้องความหมาย
key (Metaphorical term meaning an essential factor for achieving something.)
คำตรงข้าม
obstacle (Something that makes success harder instead of easier.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
secret to success
|secret ingredient
|secret formula
หัวข้อ
success
|self-improvement
|work
|business
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- The secret to her success is hard work and persistence.
- This sauce’s amazing flavor comes from one secret ingredient.
- Patience is the secret to good gardening.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The secret to my good cake is fresh milk.
- Hard work is the secret to his success.
- The secret ingredient makes it taste great.
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secret
IPA
GB/sˈikɹɪt/
US/sˈikɹɪt/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
secret (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (secret)
รูปคำ
Adjective
- Base: secret
Noun
- Base: secret
- Plural: secret, secrets
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
วลีและสำนวน
keep a secret
3/kˈip ə sˈikɹɪt/
fixed phrase
Not tell hidden information
To not tell other people something you know.
ตัวอย่าง
- Can you keep a secret? I’m getting married next month.
- She promised to keep my secret no matter what.
the secret to [something]
4/ðə sˈikɹɪt tə sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
Key factor for achieving something
The most important thing that helps you get or do something well.
ตัวอย่าง
- The secret to learning a language is daily practice.
- Fresh ingredients are the secret to this dish’s flavor.
in secret
1/ˈɪn sˈikɹɪt/
fixed phrase
Do something without others knowing
To do something so that other people do not know about it.
ตัวอย่าง
- They met in secret to discuss the plan.
- He worked in secret on his invention.
in secret
2/ˈɪn sˈikɹɪt/
fixed phrase
hidden from others
Done so that other people do not know about it.
ตัวอย่าง
- They met in secret to discuss the deal.
- The two friends worked in secret on their project.