Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Secret and strict; discreet and rigorous: Describes something that is both highly confidential and executed with strict discipline, often referring to security measures, operations, or behavior that must be kept hidden and controlled.
   • Tight and covert: Emphasizes a combination of being tightly controlled and concealed from view or knowledge.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Các biện pháp an ninh được thực hiện một cách nghiêm mật. (The security measures were carried out in a secret and strict manner.)
  • Cuộc họp diễn ra nghiêm mật, không ai bên ngoài được biết. (The meeting took place discreetly and rigorously; no outsiders were informed.)
  • Họ tiến hành một chiến dịch nghiêm mật. (They conducted a covert and strict campaign.)

Advanced Usage

• "giữ nghiêm mật": to keep something strictly secret/confidential.
  • Mọi thông tin về dự án phải được giữ nghiêm mật. (All information about the project must be kept strictly secret.)
• Used to describe an atmosphere or state of being.
  • Bầu không khí trong phòng thật nghiêm mật. (The atmosphere in the room was solemn and secretive.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nghiêm (adj): Strict, severe, solemn. (e.g., - strict discipline)
• Mật (adj): Secret, confidential, dense. (e.g., - secret letter, - density)
• Bí mật (adj/n): Secret. (This is a close synonym but often lacks the explicit connotation of "strictness" or "rigor" that nghiêm mật carries.)
• Cơ mật (adj): Secret, confidential (often in historical or formal contexts, e.g., - privy council).

Synonyms

• Bí mật nghiêm ngặt: Strictly secret.
• Kín đáo và chặt chẽ: Discreet and tight/rigorous.

Related Phrases/Idioms

• Nghiêm mật phòng thủ: To defend in a secretive and strict manner.
  • Thành trì được nghiêm mật phòng thủ. (The fortress was defended with secretive strictness.)
• Hành động nghiêm mật: To act with secrecy and strictness.
  • Đội đặc nhiệm hành động nghiêm mật trong đêm. (The special forces acted with secrecy and strictness during the night.)

1. Secret and strict, onconspicuous and strict
   • Những biện pháp bảo vệ nghiêm mật
     Secret and strict security precautions