Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #581
private
私人的;个人的;非政府的
Belonging or relating to one particular person or group rather than the public or the state; personal.
- 1.
Belonging or pertaining to an individual person, group of people, or entity that is not the state.
属于个人、群体或非国家实体的。
- 2.
Relating to an individual or group of individuals outside of their official roles; often, sensitive or personal.
与个人非官方身份相关的,常为敏感或私密的。
- 3.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
限于特定人或群体或提供隐私的
- 4.
Not publicly known or divulged; secret, confidential; (of a message) intended only for a specific person or group.
不公开的;秘密的;仅限特定个人或群体知晓的。
- 5.
concerning things deeply private and personal
涉及深度私人和个人的事情
- 6.
Protected from view or disturbance by others; secluded; not publicly accessible.
不受他人干扰或窥视的;隐蔽的;非公开开放的。
- 7.
Not in governmental office or employment.
非政府公职或雇用的。
- 8.
Secretive; reserved.
隐秘的;寡言的。
- 9.
Not traded by the public.
非公开交易的。
- 10.
Of a room in a medical facility, not shared with another patient.
(医疗机构的病房)不与其他患者共享的。
- 11.
Accessible only to the class itself or instances of it, and not to other classes or even subclasses.
仅限类本身或其实例访问,其他类(包括子类)不可访问的。
- 12.
Of the mind or language, not in principle experienceable, knowable, or understandable by others.
(心智或语言)原则上他人无法体验、知晓或理解的。
私密的;不公开的;保密的;私密的;个人隐私的;内心深处的;僻静的;不受打扰的;不对外开放的;无公职的;非官方的;平民的;不爱谈私事的;寡言的;内向的
In use
This is a private meeting, so only members can attend.
She keeps her private diary in a locked drawer.
We have a private garden behind the house.
a private place
private discussions
private lessons
a private club
a private secretary
private property
the former President is now a private citizen
Connections
Collocations
- private sector
- 私营部门;私有经济部门
- She works in the private sector as a software engineer.她在私营部门担任软件工程师。
- private life
- 私生活;个人生活
- The actor refuses to talk about his private life.这位演员拒绝谈论他的私生活。
- private property
- 私有财产;私人地产
- Please do not walk on private property.请勿在私人地产上行走。
- private school
- 私立学校
- They sent their children to a private school.他们把子女送进了一所私立学校。
- private conversation
- 私下交谈;私人谈话
- We had a private conversation in the library.我们在图书馆进行了一次私下交谈。
- private investigator
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想:private 与 privacy(隐私)共享 priv- 开头,想到“私人”就关联“不公开”,如 private room 私密房间。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常对话、个人隐私讨论、正式书面表达 “private”作形容词表示“私人的、不公开的”时属于中性词,在日常对话、书面语和正式场合都比较常见;涉及个人信息或场所时,通常隐含“不愿公开”的意思。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见词与 private /ˈpraɪvɪt/ 完全押韵。注意拼写相近但发音不同的词:privet /ˈprɪvɪt/(女贞)元音是短 /ɪ/,不是 /aɪ/;privacy /ˈpraɪvəsi/ 以 priv- 开头,读音和拼写接近,但结尾不同。另有一些以 -ate 结尾的常用词(candidate、climate、intimate、fortunate),其 -ate 多读 /ət/,而 private 中的 -ate 读 /ɪt/,不要按 /eɪt/ 读。
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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