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  4. behind closed doors

behind closed doors

/bɪˈhaɪnd kloʊzd dɔːrz/◆成语
私下里

The negotiations were conducted behind closed doors.

谈判是在私下里进行的。


◆ 真正含义
指在缺乏透明度或公众监督的情况下进行活动,尤指权力机构或组织在秘密状态下做出决定或行为。
¶ 字面意思
在关闭的门后面
字面拆解
behind在...后面+closed doors关闭的门
◇ 意境
想象一扇紧闭的门,门后的活动无法被外界看到或参与,象征着秘密性和不透明性。
◈ 使用场景
某政府部门在未公开会议记录的情况下制定了一项政策,公众无法了解讨论过程或参与决策。此时即可用‘behind closed doors’描述这一行为。
◉ 文化注释
该短语在西方文化中常与对权力机构的不信任联系在一起,反映了公众对透明度和问责制的期望。在新闻报道或政治评论中频繁使用,以批评缺乏民主程序的行为。
正式

指在不公开或秘密的情况下进行活动,尤指不为外界所知的决定或行为。

The committee made the decision behind closed doors without public input.

委员会在私下里做出了决定,没有公开征求意见。

Many political deals happen behind closed doors, away from public scrutiny.

许多政治交易都是在私下里进行的,远离公众监督。

常用于批评某些机构或组织在缺乏透明度的情况下做出重要决定。

搭配

conduct negotiations behind closed doors私下进行谈判decide behind closed doors私下做出决定reveal what happened behind closed doors揭露私下发生的事

同义词

in privatesecretlyin cameraoff the record

反义词

publiclyopenlytransparently

相关短语

in the openantonym
公开地,透明地
under the table成语
秘密地,暗中地
in camera短语
在不公开的情况下(法律术语)

专业提示

避免误用场景

该短语强调的是‘秘密性’而非‘私人性’。例如,‘They discussed the matter behind closed doors’ 并非指简单的私人讨论,而是暗示讨论内容不为外界所知。

黄金法则

语境判断

若要表达纯粹的‘私人场合’,可使用‘in private’或‘privately’。‘behind closed doors’通常暗含‘不透明’或‘试图隐藏’的意味。

词源

该短语源于17世纪,字面意思是“在关闭的门后”,引申为不公开或秘密进行的活动。早期用于描述贵族或权贵在私人空间进行的活动,后逐渐用于政治、商业等领域的秘密行为。

用法说明

通常带有贬义,暗示缺乏透明度或试图隐藏不当行为。使用时需注意语境,避免误解为单纯的“私人场合”。

单词拆解

behind
在...后面
preposition
+
closed doors
关闭的门
noun phrase
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