Leak: to give secret information to the public, for example by telling a newspaper 泄露,透露(秘密信息);走漏
The contents of the report were leaked to the press. 報告的內容被泄露給了新聞界.
a leaked document 已泄密的文件
privy: allowed to know about something secret 準許知情;可參與秘事
She was not privy to any information contained in the letters. 她未獲準接觸那些信的內容.
Repercussion: an indirect and usually bad result of an action or event that may happen some time afterwards (間接的)影響,反響,惡果
The collapse of the company will have repercussions for the whole industry. 這家公司的垮臺將會給整個行業造成間接的負面影響.