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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries秘密地
Native Script:中文汉字
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mìmì de
"他们秘密地安排了这次会面。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Kept secret or done without public knowledge.
"They had an on-the-qt meeting to discuss the merger."
- 1
Secretly; quietly; without attracting attention.
"He slipped away on-the-qt before the press arrived."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the late 19th century as an abbreviation of the English word 'quiet', using the first letter 'q' and the last letter 't' pronounced individually. It emerged in British and American slang to denote secrecy or confidentiality among criminal underworlds and polite society alike.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "On-the-qt" is said worldwide
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en cachette
Transliteration: ahn kash-et
"Ils ont eu une réunion en cachette."
heimlich
Transliteration: hyme-likh
"Sie trafen sich heimlich, um das Projekt zu besprechen."
di nascosto
Transliteration: dee nah-skos-to
"Hanno parlato di nascosto."
a escondidas
Transliteration: ah es-kohn-dee-das
"Salieron a escondidas por la puerta trasera."
às ocultas
Transliteration: ash oh-kool-tas
"Eles fizeram o acordo às ocultas."
गुप्त रूप से
Transliteration: gupta roop se
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उन्होंने गुप्त रूप से यह सौदा किया।"
秘密地
Transliteration: mìmì de
Script: 中文汉字
"他们秘密地安排了这次会面。"
몰래
Transliteration: mol-lae
Script: 한국어 한글
"그들은 몰래 회의를 진행했다."
内密に
Transliteration: naimitsu ni
Script: 日本語
"私たちは内密にその件について話し合った。"
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