adj. 秘密的，私下的
sub rosa /ˈrəʊzə/
副词 in secret 秘密地
designed and carried out secretly or confidentially
同义词： sub-rosa / under-the-table / behind-the-scenes
in secret or covertly
... clandestine 秘密的，暗中的 sub-rosa 秘密的 overt 明显的，公然的 ...
In the middle ages a rose was suspended from the ceiling of a council chamber, pledging all present to secrecy,or sub rosa ,"under the rose".
中世纪的时候，议会大厅里通常会悬挂一朵玫瑰花，表示在这个房间里所商谈的事情都是高度保密的。 来自拉丁语的词组sub rosa至今在英语中还表示“保密的”的含义。
While only the team leaders will get the whole kit and caboodle for now, every soldier will get a GPS beacon, alerting the higher-ups to their sub rosa whereabouts.
不过目前只有长官才能得到全套装备，每一个步兵会得到一个GPS信标，来让他们的长官知道自己手底下缄默的小伙子们的下落。
Wang Changcun: the first mainland sound artist to release album under Sub Rosa label.
王长存，首位在国际顶级实验电子厂牌Sub Rosa发行唱片的内地声音艺术家。
No doubt more bizarre sub-rosa combinations are possible in political message delivery.
Another source of sub-rosa funds: the Palestine Liberation Organization, headed by Mahmoud Abbas and its treasurer, Ahmed Qurei, the PA prime minister-both possible Arafat successors.
Mr. Gaffney warns that, unless President Bush acts to prevent it, the sub rosa global taxes agenda will likely be advanced at the upcoming G-8 meeting, where several members (notably, France, Britain and Germany) are committed to promoting such "solidarity levies" and, as of 1 July, the French have already instituted a prototype international tax on airline travel.