"in secret"是介词短语,意为“秘密地;私下地;暗地里”(without other people knowing about it),强调动作或行为不公开、不让他人知晓。
"in secret"主要作状语(修饰动词、形容词或整个句子),也可作表语(说明主语的状态),位置灵活(句首、句中、句末均可)。
修饰动词或整个句子,说明动作的方式(“秘密做某事”)。
句末(最自然):
They planned the surprise party in secret (so no one would find out).
(他们秘密策划了惊喜派对,没人发现。)
He met his ex-girlfriend in secret last night.
(他昨晚私下见了前女友。)
句首(强调“秘密”的状态):
In secret, she had already applied for a new job.(暗地里,她已经申请了新工作。)
In secret, the team was working on a new project.(私下里,团队在开发一个新项目。)
句中(较少见,但语法正确):
She decided, in secret, to quit her job.
(她悄悄决定辞职。)
说明主语的状态(“处于秘密状态”),常与"be/remain/hold"等动词搭配。
The negotiation was held in secret (no media was allowed).
(谈判是秘密进行的,不允许媒体参与。)
Their relationship remained in secret for years.
(他们的关系秘密维持了多年。)
in secret:副词性短语,表“秘密地”(方式/状态);
in the secret:介词短语,表“知道内情;参与秘密”(主语是“知情者”)。
例:He is in the secret about the plan.(他知道这个计划的内情。)
"in secret"可替换为:
secretly(副词,最直接):They secretly planned the party.
privately(私下地,更侧重“不公开”):She spoke to him privately.
on the quiet(非正式,口语化):He got the job on the quiet.
总结:"in secret"是描述“秘密行为”的常用短语,重点在动作的隐秘性,用法灵活,适合书面和口语场景。