泄密

• 拼音: xiè mì
• 汉字拆解: 泄 = 氵+ 世 (discharge/leak); 密 = 宀 + 必 (roof + must — sealed under a roof, secret)

含义

To leak classified or confidential information; to disclose secrets. Often implies a breach of duty or trust in official, military, or national security contexts.

More specific than 泄露, 泄密 focuses on the leaking of secrets (密 = secret/classified). It carries strong legal and criminal connotations, especially in the context of state secrets, military intelligence, or corporate confidential information.

例句

1. 涉嫌泄密的官员已被有关部门带走配合调查。
2. 该案件涉及严重泄密行为，被告面临最高十五年有期徒刑。
3. 公司要求所有员工签署保密协议，严禁向外界泄密。

用法指南

语境: law, military, national security, corporate

语气: negative

正确说法

• 经查实，该军官通过加密通讯设备向境外势力泄密，已被依法逮捕并移送司法机关处理。(After investigation, it was confirmed that the officer leaked classified information to foreign forces via encrypted communication devices and has been arrested and referred to judicial authorities.)
• 保密法规定，凡故意泄密者，依据情节轻重，将承担相应的刑事责任。(The Secrecy Law stipulates that anyone who intentionally leaks secrets shall bear corresponding criminal liability based on the severity of the circumstances.)

错误说法

• 他泄密了我的计划 — 泄密 is for officially classified or formally secret information; use 透露 or 说出去 for casual secrets

起源与历史

泄 (to let out/leak) + 密 (secret/classified) — to let out what is classified or secret

文化背景

时代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal