隐瞒

• ピンイン: yǐn mán
• 漢字の分解: 隐 = 阜 + hidden component (mound — to conceal, to be hidden); 瞒 = 目 + 满 (eye + full/overflowing — to block the eye, to deceive)

意味

（情報を）隠す、隠蔽する

Implies intentional deception through omission — stronger than 不说 (not saying) because 隐瞒 carries the sense of active concealment against an obligation to disclose. Common in legal (隐瞒证据), medical (隐瞒病情), and personal contexts. Often paired with 欺骗 (to deceive) in formal condemnation.

例文

1. 法院认定，被告签约时故意隐瞒其公司已被列为失信被执行人的信息，构成合同诈骗，判刑五年并罚金二十万元。
2. 病人怕家属焦虑，隐瞒了早期肺癌诊断，独自做了半年化疗，直到病情变化才向子女坦白。
3. 调查时，委员会发现企业在事故后两周内持续隐瞒设备故障严重程度，致使应急响应滞后，损失扩大。

使い方ガイド

場面: legal, medical, social, business

トーン: critical

正しい言い方

• 上市公司故意隐瞒重大关联交易信息，会被监管机构重罚，责任人还可能承担刑责，严重者终身不得任职。(If a listed company deliberately conceals information on major related-party transactions, it can be heavily fined by regulators, and the responsible people may also face criminal liability; in serious cases, they may be permanently barred from serving in such roles.)
• 若患者有完全行为能力且明确想知晓病情，向其隐瞒确诊结果就侵犯知情同意权，即使出于好意也难获伦理支持。(If a patient has full legal capacity and clearly wants to know their condition, concealing the diagnosis from them violates informed consent rights, and even if the intention is kind, it is hard to justify ethically.)

避ける言い方

• 他隐瞒了在图书馆 — 隐瞒 requires an object (what is being concealed); restructure as 他隐瞒了自己在图书馆的事 or 他对此事隐瞒了实情; 隐瞒 cannot stand without specifying what is being hidden

起源と歴史

隐 (to conceal — 阜 mound + hidden element; to keep out of sight) + 瞒 (to deceive, to keep from — 目 eye + 满 full/overflow; to keep the eye full/blocked so as not to see); together: 'to conceal and keep out of sight'

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal