【问】 in secret与in the secret有无区别?

【答】 in secret是指“秘密地”、“私下”、“暗地里”、“偷偷地”：

1. The miser buried his gold in secret and no one knows where it is.(DAI)

守财奴把他的金子暗地里埋藏了起来，谁也不知道他的金子放在哪里。

2. I was told about it in secret. (OSD)

他们把这件事秘密告诉了我。

in the secret是指“知道内情”、“知道这个秘密”：

1. I was in the secret from the beginning. (Chambers)

从一开头我就知道这个秘密。

2. “Mother is terribly angry with Dad，” said Thiry.

“You see，she was not in the secret.”

“母亲对爸爸非常生气，”西里说。“你瞧，她原来一点也不知道内情。”

3. Is your brother in the secret? (ALD)

你弟弟知道这个秘密吗?

4. Do you think it’s wise to let him into the secret? (DEC)

你认为让他知道(参与)这个秘密是明智的吗?