nondisclosure agreement

基本解释

For the first time, everyone involved in the process had to sign a nondisclosure agreement.
第一次，每个参与者都必须签署一份不公开协议。
Years later, when Thomas J. Watson Jr. made a peace offering of a consultant gig at IBM, Aiken refused to sign a nondisclosure agreement.
多年后，当小托马斯·沃森(Thomas J. Watson Jr.) 提出讲和，由IBM馈赠一个顾问职位时，艾肯还是拒绝签署一份保密协议。
He added, however, “We are not at liberty to discuss exactly when” the comics would be available on other e-readers, citing the company’s nondisclosure agreement with Amazon.
不过他接下来补充说，这些动漫作品究竟何时能够在其他阅读器上呈现，我们当下还没获取许可进行谈论，他引用公司与亚马逊签订的秘密协议称。

Company A confronted the consultant, accusing him of violating his nondisclosure agreement (and being unethical).
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Another layer of protection is a nondisclosure or confidentiality agreement, which provides recourse in the event your potential vendor spills the beans on your idea.
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