Word · Frequency #574
personal
征友广告；个人广告
An advertisement in which somebody tries to meet other people with similar interests.
- 1.
An advertisement by which an individual attempts to meet others with similar interests.
- 2.
a short newspaper article about a particular person or group
关于特定人物或群体的简短报刊文章
- 3.
One's own property or asset
人物报道；人物特写；个人财产；动产；关于特定人物或群体的简短报刊文章
In use
The newspaper published a personal about the local artist.
She wrote a personal for the community section.
I read a personal in the paper about a retired teacher.
a personal about [sb/sth]
She wrote a personal about the new teacher.
她写了一篇关于新老师的个人专访。
read a personal (on [subject])
I read a personal on climate change in the local paper.
我在当地报纸上读到一篇关于气候变化的个人专栏。
a personal featuring [name]
Connections
Collocations
- personal column
- 个人专栏
- I read about his wedding in the personal column of the local newspaper.我在当地报纸的个人专栏里读到了他的婚礼消息。
- personal ad
- 征友广告
- She placed a personal ad in the magazine to find a pen pal.她在杂志上登了一则征友广告来寻找笔友。
Antonyms
Confusing words
- personnel
- 人员，员工 · personal（个人新闻）指一篇关于个人的短新闻；personnel指一个组织的全体员工。
Word family
- personality
- 个性；名人 · noun
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把personal拆成person（人）和al（像all），想象报纸上一整版都是关于某个人的文章，就是‘个人新闻’。记住：person + al = 关于人的所有事。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：journalism、newspaper 该词作为名词时，多用于正式新闻语境，指关于某个人或群体的简短报纸文章。
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhyme with 'personal' (/pɝsɪnɪl/). The words ending in -al have different stressed vowels; 'personnel' is a common spelling confuser with a different pronunciation and stress.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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