| 单词 | private |
| 释义 | private —privately, adv. —privateness, n. /pruy"vit/, adj. 1. belonging to some particular person: private property. 2. pertaining to or affecting a particular person or a small group of persons; individual; personal: for your private satisfaction. 3. confined to or intended only for the persons immediately concerned; confidential: a private meeting. 4. personal and not publicly expressed: one's private feelings. 5. not holding public office or employment: private citizens. 6. not of an official or public character: private life. 7. removed from or out of public view or knowledge; secret: private papers. 8. not open or accessible to the general public: a private beach. 9. undertaken individually or personally: private research. 10. without the presence of others; alone. 11. solitary; secluded. 12. preferring privacy; retiring: a very private person. 13. intimate; most personal: private behavior. 14. of, having, or receiving special hospital facilities, privileges, and services, esp. a room of one's own and liberal visiting hours: a private room; a private patient. 15. of lowest military rank. 16. of, pertaining to, or coming from nongovernmental sources: private funding. n. 17. a soldier of one of the three lowest enlisted ranks. 18. privates. See private parts. 19. in private, not publicly; secretly: The hearing will be conducted in private. [1350-1400; ME < L privatus private, lit., taken away (from public affairs), special use of ptp. of privare to rob. See DEPRIVE, -ATE1] Syn. 2. singular, particular, peculiar. 10. sequestered, retired. Ant. 2. general, public. |
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