| 单词 | private |
| 释义 | adjective | noun privateprivate1 /ˈpraɪvɪt/ ●●● S2 W1 adjective 1ONLY FOR YOU belonging to or for use by only one particular person or group, not for everyone: The road is on private property. He flies around the country on his private jet. Each guest has a private bathroom.2FEELINGS/INFORMATION private feelings, information, or opinions are only for you or your close family or friends to know about: Some of her private documents were published after her death. Don’t read that – it’s private.► see thesaurus at secret1THESAURUSpersonal – personal means the same as private: He asked a lot of questions about my personal life that I did not answer.secret – known or felt only by you, and not talked about or shown to anyone else: Dreams may show us our secret desires.innermost – private and strongly felt or believed: Collins expressed her innermost feelings in her poetry.intimate – relating to very private or personal matters, especially things like sex: I’m not going to discuss the intimate details of my relationship with my wife with a stranger.none of somebody’s business informal – private and not something that someone else should ask about: It’s none of your business what I do in my free time.confidential formal – private and not to be shown to or discussed with other people. Used about information, documents, etc.: All medical records are completely confidential.classified – ordered by the government to be kept secret: He is accused of giving classified information to the press.3MEETING/EVENT ETC. a private meeting, conversation, etc. involves only a small number of people, and not much information about it is given to other people: We went into the other room to have a private discussion. They were married in a private ceremony.4NOT GOVERNMENT [only before noun] not relating to, owned by, or paid for by the government OPP public: Li attended a private university. The program relies entirely on private funding.5NOT WORK separate from and not relating to your work or your official position: Susan is trying to balance her private life and her work. The president made a private visit to the town.6NOT OFFICIAL [only before noun] not representing a government or organization: He was speaking as a private citizen and not as a representative of the club.7PLACE WITH FEW PEOPLE quiet and without a lot of other people: Let’s go somewhere more private to talk.8PERSON [only before noun] a private person is one who likes being alone, and does not talk much about his or her thoughts or feelings: He doesn’t talk much about his family – he’s a very private person.9UNDERSTOOD BY FEW [only before noun] only understood by a particular group of people: Sorry, it’s a private joke.10ARRANGED BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE [only before noun] relating to an agreement between two people that does not involve any official or business organization: He bought the house in a private sale.11LESSON [only before noun] a private lesson is one in which you pay someone to teach you alone rather than with a group of students[Origin: 1300–1400 Latin privatus, past participle of privare to deprive] → see also privately adjective | noun privateprivate2 noun 1in private without other people being present OPP in public: I’d rather talk about it with you in private.2[countable] (also Private) a soldier of the lowest rank3privates [plural] private parts |
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