英:[in ˈpraivit]
美:[ɪn ˈpraɪvɪt]
英:[in ˈpraivit]
美:[ɪn ˈpraɪvɪt]
私下地;
adjective
intended for or restricted to the use of a particular person, group, or class
a private park
belonging to or concerning an individual person, company, or interest
a private house
carried on by the individual independently of the usual institutionsalso: being educated by independent study or a tutor or in a private school private students
a doctor in private practice
not general in effect
a private statute
accommodating only one patient
The private patient room, once a luxury for the privileged few, is about to become the standard for the nation's hospitals, as evidence mounts that shared rooms lead to higher infection rates, more medical errors, privacy violations and harmful stress.—Laura Landro
not related to one's official position : personal
private correspondence
being a private
not known or intended to be known publicly : secret
preferring to keep personal affairs to oneself : valuing privacy highly
withdrawn from company or observation
a private retreat
unsuitable for public use or display
not having shares that can be freely traded on the open market
a private company
noun
an enlisted person of the lowest rank in the marine corps or of one of the two lowest ranks in the army
a person of low rank in any of various organizations (such as a police or fire department)
privates plural private parts
archaic one not in public office
obsolete privacy
Adjective Middle English privat, from Anglo-French, from Latin privatus, from past participle of privare to deprive, release, from privus private, individual; probably akin to Latin pro for, in front of — more at for
The first known use of private was in the 14th century
prior topreposition
in advance of : before
tea bagnoun
a bag usually of filter paper holding enough tea for an individual serving
T cellnoun
any of the lymphocytes (as a helper T cell) that usually mature in the thymus and take an active part in immune responses compare b cell
private1 of 2adjective
having to do with or for the use of a single person or group : not public a private beach
private property
not holding any public office
a private citizen
not relating to one's official position : personal your own private opinion
private letters
not known or meant to be known publicly keep personal information private
private meetings
not under public control
a private school
private2 of 2noun
plural private parts
a person of low or lowest rank in an organized group (as a police or fire department)especially: an enlisted person of the lowest ranks in the army or marine corps
1 My master ordered me not to deliver the message except in private.
我的主人命令我务必私下里传递消息。
2 At work he was always very serious, but in his private life, he was actually very funny and relaxed.
3 Please keep all my personal information private.
4 Newman was devious, prepared to say one thing in print and another in private.
纽曼阴险得很,明里一套,暗里一套。
5 " No, " Bruno said. " He wants to see you in private. "
“ 不能在这儿谈, ” 布鲁诺说, “ 他想在秘密地方同你面谈. ”
6 The negotiation is going on in private.
谈判正在秘密地进行。
7 He is generally acknowledged to have the finest collection of Dutch paintings in private hands.
人们普遍认为他所珍藏的荷兰绘画作品是私人收藏家手中最为精美的.
8 The increase in the number of rooms available in private homes acted as a palliative to the general accommodation shortage.
私宅中可用房间数的增加缓解了客房总体不足的问题。
9 I tell you this in strict privacy.
我极秘密地告诉你这件事。
10 Could I speak to you in private a moment, padre.
可否私下跟您谈谈,牧师。
11 Could I speak to you in private a moment, John?
约翰,我可以单独跟你说一会儿话吗?
12 The Observer has filed Freedom of Information Act requests for information about policy and protocols when private property is damaged by police, as well as the number of times CMPD has deployed a SWAT vehicle.
13 The soldiers were billeted in private homes.
士兵们被安排在民宅中住宿。
14 Is an actress who strips off in public necessarily a loose woman in private?
在公众面前宽衣解带的女演员私下里就一定是荡妇吗?
15 Because the government is almost bankrupt amid a severe economic crisis, the private sector has taken roles previously unthinkable in a communist island that once banned all private property.
16 I think I'll have a word with the man in private.
我想要和这人私下谈一谈.
17 I asked him to desist from abusing me in private to newspaper editors.
我要求他停止私下向各报馆编辑诽谤我.
18 Thousands of ex-army officers have found lucrative jobs in private security firms.
数以千计的退伍军官在私营保安公司找到了收入不菲的工作。
19 Cecil can be very rude in private, though in public he is usually polite.
塞西尔在大庭广众中通常很有礼貌, 但私下里很粗鲁.
20 I want to say something to you in private.
我想私下跟你说些事.
1 秘密
hush-hush tête-à-tête close private dark secret underground confidential sneak undercover backstage occult arcane privy sly cryptic subterranean clandestine stealthy underhand furtive surreptitious unrevealed unavowed hugger-mugger hole-and-corner under-the-counter penetralia mystery closet under the rose by stealth a nigger in the woodpile on the quiet behind the scenes on the sly between ourselves