private

adjective

OPAL W

/ˈpraɪvət/

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not public

[usually before noun] belonging to or for the use of a particular person or group; not for public use

The sign said, ‘Private property. Keep out.’
You're trespassing on private land.
a private jet
Those are my father's private papers.
The hotel has 110 bedrooms, all with private bathrooms.
The villa has its own private beach.

conversation/meeting

intended for or involving a particular person or group of people, not for people in general or for others to know about

You shouldn't listen to other people's private conversations.
We agreed to keep our arrangement private.
They were sharing a private joke.
Senior defence officials held private talks.

feelings/information

that you do not want other people to know about synonym secret

She was scared of revealing her private thoughts and feelings.

not owned/run by state

[usually before noun] owned or managed by an individual person or an independent company rather than by the state

a private firm/business/hospital
The painting is now in a private collection.
a former soldier working in private security
The area has attracted substantial private investment.
a programme to return many of the state companies to private ownership

opposite public

(of education or medical care) provided for a fee by an individual person or an independent organization rather than by the state

She gives private English lessons at weekends.
(British English) If I can afford it, I think I'll go private (= pay for medical care rather than use the government service).

[only before noun] working or acting for yourself rather than for the state or for a group or company

a private contractor/investigator
a private citizen/individual
We got the money from a private investor.

Topics Medicineb1

not work

[usually before noun] not connected with your work or official position

a politician’s private life
She claimed she was acting in a private capacity.
He was on a private trip to Japan.

quiet

where you are not likely to be interrupted; quiet

Let's go somewhere a bit more private.
They found a private corner where they could talk.

opposite publicTopics Buildingsb1

person

[usually before noun] not wanting to share thoughts and feelings with other people

He's a very private person.

money

that you receive from property or other sources but do not have to earn

He has a private income.

Word Originlate Middle English (originally denoting a person not acting in an official capacity): from Latin privatus ‘withdrawn from public life’, a use of the past participle of privare ‘bereave, deprive’, from privus ‘single, individual’.

private

noun

/ˈpraɪvət/

Idioms

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[countable]
(abbreviation Pte)
a soldier of the lowest rank in the army
- Private (John) Smith
Topics War and conflictc2
privates
[plural] (informal) private parts (= a polite way of referring to the sexual organs without saying their names)

Idioms

in private

with nobody else present
- Is there somewhere we can discuss this in private?
compare in public

单词	private
释义	private adjective OPAL W /ˈpraɪvət/ /ˈpraɪvət/ jump to other results not public [usually before noun] belonging to or for the use of a particular person or group; not for public use The sign said, ‘Private property. Keep out.’ You're trespassing on private land. a private jet Those are my father's private papers. The hotel has 110 bedrooms, all with private bathrooms. The villa has its own private beach. see also semiprivate conversation/meeting intended for or involving a particular person or group of people, not for people in general or for others to know about You shouldn't listen to other people's private conversations. We agreed to keep our arrangement private. They were sharing a private joke. Senior defence officials held private talks. feelings/information that you do not want other people to know about synonym secret She was scared of revealing her private thoughts and feelings. not owned/run by state [usually before noun] owned or managed by an individual person or an independent company rather than by the state a private firm/business/hospital The painting is now in a private collection. a former soldier working in private security The area has attracted substantial private investment. a programme to return many of the state companies to private ownership opposite public (of education or medical care) provided for a fee by an individual person or an independent organization rather than by the state She gives private English lessons at weekends. (British English) If I can afford it, I think I'll go private (= pay for medical care rather than use the government service). [only before noun] working or acting for yourself rather than for the state or for a group or company a private contractor/investigator a private citizen/individual We got the money from a private investor. Topics Medicineb1 not work [usually before noun] not connected with your work or official position a politician’s private life She claimed she was acting in a private capacity. He was on a private trip to Japan. quiet where you are not likely to be interrupted; quiet Let's go somewhere a bit more private. They found a private corner where they could talk. opposite publicTopics Buildingsb1 person [usually before noun] not wanting to share thoughts and feelings with other people He's a very private person. money that you receive from property or other sources but do not have to earn He has a private income. Word Originlate Middle English (originally denoting a person not acting in an official capacity): from Latin privatus ‘withdrawn from public life’, a use of the past participle of privare ‘bereave, deprive’, from privus ‘single, individual’. private noun /ˈpraɪvət/ /ˈpraɪvət/ Idioms jump to other results [countable] (abbreviation Pte) a soldier of the lowest rank in the army Private (John) Smith Topics War and conflictc2 privates [plural] (informal) private parts (= a polite way of referring to the sexual organs without saying their names) Word Originlate Middle English (originally denoting a person not acting in an official capacity): from Latin privatus ‘withdrawn from public life’, a use of the past participle of privare ‘bereave, deprive’, from privus ‘single, individual’. Idioms in private with nobody else present Is there somewhere we can discuss this in private? compare in public
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