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private [noun]
private 作定语，修饰名词，表示‘私人的’、‘私有的’。
She keeps her private diary under lock and key.
她把她的私人日记锁起来。
私人的；个人的；非政府的
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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.
She keeps her private diary under lock and key.
她把她的私人日记锁起来。
属于个人、群体或非国家实体的。
Belonging or pertaining to an individual person, group of people, or entity that is not the state.
与个人非官方身份相关的,常为敏感或私密的。
Relating to an individual or group of individuals outside of their official roles; often, sensitive or personal.
限于特定人或群体或提供隐私的
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
不公开的；秘密的；仅限特定个人或群体知晓的。
Not publicly known or divulged; secret, confidential; (of a message) intended only for a specific person or group.
This is a private meeting, so only members can attend.
这是一个私人会议，只有会员能参加。
AI contextual example
She keeps her private diary in a locked drawer.
她把私人日记锁在抽屉里。
AI contextual example
We have a private garden behind the house.
房子后面有一个私人花园。
AI contextual example
a private place
一个私密的地方。
WordNet
private 作定语，修饰名词，表示‘私人的’、‘私有的’。
She keeps her private diary under lock and key.
她把她的私人日记锁起来。
private 作表语，表示‘私密的’、‘不公开的’。
The meeting is private and not open to the public.
这次会议是私密的，不对公众开放。
private about sth 表示‘对某事保密/不愿谈及’。
He is very private about his personal life.
他对自己的私生活很避讳。
Not this
I need some private.
Use this
I need some privacy.
中文里'私人'既可以作形容词也可以作名词，但英语中private是形容词，privacy才是名词。表示'隐私'应该用名词privacy。
Not this
I bought a private computer.
Use this
I bought a personal computer.
中文的'私人'常翻译为private，但表示'个人使用的'时，英语习惯用personal而不是private。private强调不公开，personal强调属于个人。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
私家侦探
The lawyer hired a private investigator to find the witness.
律师聘请了一名私家侦探来寻找证人。
私下；秘密地
May I speak to you in private for a moment?
我可以和你私下谈一会儿吗？
私家侦探
She hired a private eye to investigate her business partner.
她雇了一名私家侦探去调查她的生意伙伴。
私处；阴部
He felt embarrassed when the topic of private parts came up in class.
课堂上提到私处这个话题时，他感到很尴尬。
私人侦探正注视着你。(美国双人组合Hall & Oates 1981年冠军单曲《Private Eyes》的经典歌词，常用来指秘密被他人监视的紧张感。)
The actor tried to keep his private life away from the press.
这位演员试图让媒体远离他的私生活。
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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。
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。
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。
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