“秘密武器”常见的英文表达是 “secret weapon” 。例如:
This new software is their secret weapon in the competition.(这款新软件是他们在竞争中的秘密武器 。)
此外,在较为口语化或特定语境中, “ace in the hole” 也有类似含义,指“王牌;秘密武器;保留的手段” ,例如:
He kept an ace in the hole, a strategy that could turn the game around.(他留有一张王牌,一个可能扭转局势的策略 。 )