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a private
He joined the army as a private.
他作为一名士兵加入了陆军。
列兵
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
列兵
A soldier of the lowest rank in the army or marines.
He joined the army as a private.
他作为一名士兵加入了陆军。
陆军中最低军衔的士兵。
A soldier of the lowest rank in the army.
列兵
an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines
在私立而非公立医疗机构工作的医生。
A doctor working in privately rather than publicly funded health care.
The private stood at attention during the inspection.
这名列兵在检阅时立正站好。
AI contextual example
Several privates were assigned to kitchen duty.
几名列兵被指派去厨房值勤。
AI contextual example
He joined the army as a private and later became a sergeant.
他以列兵身份参军，后来成为中士。
AI contextual example
our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value
我们的俘虏不过是个列兵,什么有价值的情况也不知道。
WordNet
He joined the army as a private.
他作为一名士兵加入了陆军。
The barracks housed hundreds of privates.
营房容纳了数百名士兵。
用作头衔时首字母大写。
Private Miller reported for duty.
米勒士兵报到执勤。
The private saluted the officer.
那名士兵向军官敬礼。
Not this
He is private in the army.
Use this
He is a private in the army.
学习者错误地将private用作形容词，而在此句子中需要的是名词形式表示‘士兵’。private作为可数名词，前面应加冠词a。
Not this
He is a privates in the army.
Use this
He is a private in the army.
学习者误将private加了复数-s，但主语he是单数，名词private应为单数形式，且冠词a后应接单数名词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
一等兵
He was promoted to private first class.
他被提升为一等兵。
列兵
A private soldier must follow orders.
列兵必须服从命令。
列兵制服
He wore the private's uniform with pride.
他自豪地穿着列兵制服。
陆军列兵
He served as a private in the army.
他曾在陆军服役，是一名列兵。
从列兵晋升
He was promoted from private to corporal.
他从列兵晋升为下士。
列兵和下士
The private and corporal were good friends.
列兵和下士是好朋友。
私下里，秘密地
Can we talk about this in private?
我们能私下谈谈这件事吗？
私家侦探
They hired a private eye to investigate the case.
他们雇了一名私家侦探调查此案。
私处，阴部
The doctor asked him to cover his private parts with a towel.
医生让他用毛巾遮住私处。
派尔二等兵，你的主要故障是什么？
From the movie 'Full Metal Jacket' (1987), spoken by Gunnery Sergeant Hartman.
出自电影《全金属夹克》（1987），由哈特曼中士所说。
找到二等兵瑞恩并带他回家。
From the movie 'Saving Private Ryan' (1998), Captain Miller's mission order.
出自电影《拯救大兵瑞恩》（1998），米勒上尉的任务命令。
Use private naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
私人的士兵，等级最低，常被命令做事。
register: formal; context: military (Army or Marines); note_zh: 该词为正式军事术语，指陆军或海军最低等级士兵，多用于军队内部或正式报道。
These words share the ending sound /ət/ (schwa + t), but note that many words ending in '-ate' are pronounced /eɪt/ when used as verbs (e.g., 'to create', 'to dictate'). In nouns and adjectives, the ending is often reduced to /ɪt/ or /ət/.
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