Mr Nixon argued the tapes were privileged.是什么意思？

Mr Nixon argued the tapes were privileged.

尼克松先生认为这些录音带是保密的。

Mr

abbr. Mister 先生，Master 少爷，Mother 母亲，molecular radius 分子半径；

例句
According to police accounts, Mr and Mrs Hunt were found dead on the floor of their kitchen.
据警方称，亨特夫妇被发现死在家里厨房的地板上。

Nixon

n. 尼克松（美国第37任总统(1969-1974）)；

例句
The gift shop's biggest seller is a photo of Nixon meeting Presley.
这家礼品店最畅销的商品是尼克松会见猫王普雷斯利的照片。

argued

adj. 引起争论的；v. 争吵，辩论( argue的过去式和过去分词 )，坚决主张，提出理由证明，说服；

例句
It could be argued that the British are not aggressive enough.
可以说英国人不够强势。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

tapes

n. 带子( tape的名词复数 )，录音磁带，录像带；v. 用带子捆起来( tape的第三人称单数 )，录音；

例句
She uses her vocal training to record audio tapes of books for blind people.
她利用接受的声乐训练给盲人录制磁带图书。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

privileged

adj. 享有特权的，特许的，专用的，秘密的，保密的，幸运的；

例句
He had promised that the rich and privileged would no longer get preferential treatment...
他已经保证富人和特权阶层不会再得到优惠待遇。