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Definition of sub rosa in English: sub rosaadjective & adverb sʌb ˈrəʊzə formal Happening or done in secret. 〈正式〉秘密的（地）；暗中的（地） as adverb the committee operates sub rosa 委员会暗中操作。 as adjective sub rosa inspections 暗中进行的检查。 Example sentencesExamples - Sub Rosa is a Latin term meaning secrecy, literally translating to ‘under the rose’. The rose in ancient times was a symbol of sworn confidence of participants at a meeting.
Synonyms in secret, secretly, in private, privately, in confidence, confidentially, behind closed doors, surreptitiously, discreetly, furtively, clandestinely, on the quiet, on the sly, unofficially, off the record, between ourselves Latin in camera French à huis clos Italian in petto informal on the q.t., between you, me, and the gatepost/bedpost archaic under the rose
OriginLatin, literally 'under the rose', as an emblem of secrecy. Definition of sub rosa in US English: sub rosaadverb & adjectiveˌsəb ˈrōzəˌsəb ˈroʊzə formal Happening or done in secret. 〈正式〉秘密的（地）；暗中的（地） as adverb the committee operates sub rosa 委员会暗中操作。 as adjective sub rosa inspections 暗中进行的检查。 Example sentencesExamples - Sub Rosa is a Latin term meaning secrecy, literally translating to ‘under the rose’. The rose in ancient times was a symbol of sworn confidence of participants at a meeting.
Synonyms in secret, secretly, in private, privately, in confidence, confidentially, behind closed doors, surreptitiously, discreetly, furtively, clandestinely, on the quiet, on the sly, unofficially, off the record, between ourselves
OriginLatin, literally ‘under the rose’, as an emblem of secrecy. |