open secret

名词 open secret:

1. something that is supposed to be secret but is generally known

1. The fact is an open secret to the few.
   那事实对少数人是一种公开的私密。
2. Although it has not been told who will be the next president of the college, it is ma open secret.
   虽然尚未公布，谁将出任学校的下届校长，但这却是个公开的秘密了。
3. It is an open secret.
   这是公开的秘密。
4. Their love affair is an open secret.
   他们的风流韵事是公开的秘密。