private

personal, private, individual

名词 private:

1. an enlisted man of the lowest rank
   同义词：buck private, common soldier

形容词 private:

1. confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
2. concerning things deeply private and personal
3. concerning one person exclusively
   同义词：individual
4. not expressed
   同义词：secret

1. Let's go upstairs where we can be a bit more private.
   咱们上楼吧，那里没什麽外人。
2. He's a rather private person.
   他不太喜欢和别人交流思想感情。
3. The public is fascinated by the private lives of public figures.
   公众对社会名流的私生活具有浓厚的兴趣。
4. The president is paying a private visit to Europe.
   总统正在对欧洲做私人访问。
5. It's illegal to read people's private letters without permission.
   未经允许看别人的私人信件是不合法的。
6. She is a very private person.
   她是个非常孤僻的人。

pri.vate

adj.Abbr. priv.,pvt.（形容词）缩写 priv.,pvt.

Secluded from the sight, presence, or intrusion of others:
隐蔽的：隔离了其他人的眼光、出现或侵扰的：
例句：
a private hideaway.
幽僻的隐蔽所

Designed or intended for one`s exclusive use:
私人的，专用的：专为某人单独使用设计的：
例句：
a private room.
私人房间

Of or confined to the individual; personal:
个人的，私人的：局限于个人的；个人的：
例句：
a private joke; private opinions.
个人的笑话；个人观点

Undertaken on an individual basis:
个人从事的：以个人为基础进行的：
例句：
private studies; private research.
私人研究；私人调查研究

Of, relating to, or receiving special hospital services and privileges:
私人医护的：属于、关于或接受医院特别服务和特权的：
例句：
a private patient.
特别病人

Not available for public use, control, or participation:
私人的，私有的：公众不能随意使用、控制或参加的：
例句：
a private club; a private party.
私人俱乐部，私人聚会

Belonging to a particular person or persons, as opposed to the public or the government:
私有的：属于特定的某人或一些人的，如相对于公众或政府：
例句：
private property.
私有财产

Conducted and supported primarily by private individuals or by a nongovernmental agency or corporation:
私立的：主要由一些个人或非政府的机构、公司领导或支持的：
例句：
a private college; a private sanatorium.
私立学院；私营疗养院

Of, relating to, or derived from nongovernment sources:
民间的：属于、关于或来源于非政府机关的：
例句：
private funding.
民间筹款

Not holding an official or public position:
无公职的：没有官方职位或公开职位的：
例句：
a former President who is now a private citizen.
前任总统现在是一介平民

Not for public knowledge or disclosure; secret:
秘密的：不为公众所知的，不公开的；秘密的：
例句：
private papers; a private communication.
秘密文件；秘密联系

Not appropriate for use or display in public; intimate:
不宜公开的：不宜在公众前使用或显示的；个人的：
例句：
private behavior; a private tragedy.
亲密的举动；不宜公开的悲剧

Placing a high value on personal privacy:
重隐私的：重视个人隐私的：
例句：
a retiring, private individual.
孤独缄默的人

n.（名词）
Abbr. PVT,Pvt
缩写 PVT,Pvt
A noncommissioned rank in the U.S. Army or Marine Corps that is below private first class.
二等兵：美国陆军或海军陆战队的非士官军衔，低于一等兵
One who holds this rank or a similar rank in a military or paramilitary organization.
属二等兵阶级的士兵：军事或半军事性组织团体中持有这一军衔或类似军衔的人
privates Private parts. Often used withthe.
privates 阴部，生殖器。经常与the 连用

<习惯用语>go private
To take a publicly owned company into private ownership, as by a leveraged buyout.
占为私有：将公有的公司收为私有，如通过杠杆作用收购全部控股权
in private
Not in public; secretly or confidentially.
秘密地：非公开地；秘密地或在私下地
来源：
Middle English privat
中古英语 privat
from Latin prov3tus [not in public life] [past participle of] prov3re [to release, deprive]
源自 拉丁语 prov3tus [非公众生活的] [] prov3re的过去分词 [解除，剥夺]
from provus [single, alone] * see per
源自 provus [单一的，孤独的] *参见 per

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pri.vately
adv.（副词）
pri.vateness
n.（名词）