In the United Kingdom, a D-notice is an official government request to a newspaper (and other news people) not to print certain information, usually because the government says it could hurt national security — a spy’s name, a weapons detail, that kind of thing. It is a request, not quite a court order, but British papers have long taken it seriously.

In the United Kingdom在英國，a D-notice is是 official官方的 government政府 to a newspaper向報社 and other news people和其他新聞工作者 request提出的請求：not to print不要刊出 certain information某些資訊，usually通常 because是因為 the government政府 says說 it could hurt它可能傷害 national security國家安全——a spy’s name間諜的名字、a weapons detail武器的細節、that kind of thing那一類的事。It它 is a request是請求，not quite a court order不完全是法院命令，but但 British papers英國的報紙 have long taken it seriously長久以來都認真看待它。

You will not meet a D-notice in Taiwan or the US under that name; it is a British system. Though actually, the official name has changed more than once (people now talk of DSMA notices), but D-notice is still the word older books and older people use for the idea.

You你 in Taiwan or the US在台灣或美國 under that name用這個名字 will not meet a D-notice是遇不到 D-notice 的；it它 is a British system是英國的制度。Though actually不過其實，the official name正式名稱 has changed more than once已經改過不只一次——people人們 now現在 talk of DSMA notices講的是 DSMA notices——but但 D-notice is still仍然是 older books and older people較舊的書和較年長的人 for the idea講這個概念時 use用 the word的那個字。