be privy to sth
介词 to 不可省略
Only a few people were privy to the details of the negotiation.
只有少数人知晓谈判的细节。
秘密的；隐蔽的；私下的；知晓的；参与的；知情的。；隐藏于一般视线或使用之外；个人的；私人的
knowing about or involved in something secret or private; informed (often followed by to)
常与 to 连用。
知晓的；参与的；知情的。
With knowledge of; party to; let in on.
隐藏于一般视线或使用之外
hidden from general view or use
He was not privy to the details of the negotiation.
他并不知晓谈判的细节。
用法提示：be privy to 表示‘知晓内情’，此处作形容词表语。
AI contextual example
Only a few people were privy to the company's expansion strategy.
只有少数人了解公司的扩张战略。
用法提示：be privy to 表示‘了解秘密’，强调知情权有限。
AI contextual example
She felt privy to a hidden truth that few others knew.
她感觉自己得知了一个很少有人知道的隐藏真相。
用法提示：privy 作形容词，与 to 连用表示‘知晓秘密’。
AI contextual example
介词 to 不可省略
Only a few people were privy to the details of the negotiation.
只有少数人知晓谈判的细节。
He remained privy to the committee's confidential decisions.
他依然了解委员会的秘密决定。
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易错句子She is privy with the confidential information.
正确表达She is privy to the confidential information.
形容词'privy'后需接介词'to'表示'知道内情'，中文惯用'与...有关'可能误用'with'。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a privy to the secret.
正确表达He is privy to the secret.
'privy'在此作形容词，前面不应加冠词'a'；若加'a'则变为名词（厕所或当事人），语义错误。
privy强调知悉秘密，而private强调非公开或个人所有。
privy表示知情，secret表示隐藏的信息本身。
privileged指享有特权或保密权，privy仅指知道内情。
知晓细节；获知详情
Only two people were privy to the details of the deal.
只有两个人知晓这笔交易的细节。
知道秘密；了解内情
She was privy to a secret that could ruin his career.
她知道一个足以毁掉他事业的秘密。
知悉计划；参与机密计划
No one outside the team was privy to the plans for the launch.
团队以外没有人知悉这次发布计划。
听到私下谈话；了解谈话内容
The reporters were not privy to the private conversation between the two leaders.
记者们没有听到那两位领导人之间的私下谈话。
掌握内部信息；获知情报
Few people are privy to the information needed for this decision.
很少有人掌握做出这一决定所需的信息。
了解讨论内容；参与机密讨论
The assistant was privy to the discussions about the company's future.
这位助理知晓有关公司未来的讨论内容。
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词根 priv-（私人，私有的；源自拉丁语 privus）+ 形容词后缀 -y（表示“具有……性质的”）。同根词：private（私人的），privacy（隐私），privilege（特权），deprive（剥夺）。
指只限特定人知晓的信息；be privy to 的内容通常就是 confidential 的。
指能接触到内部消息的人，与 privy to 表示的“知情”密切相关。
把秘密信息说出去的动作；知晓（be privy to）发生在披露之前。
常指官方定级的秘密信息，动词搭配 privy to classified information 很常见。
有特权的信息意味着只有少数人能接触，与 privy to 的非公开语义相通。
知悉；获知（秘密）
Only the director was privy to the staff changes before the meeting.
只有主管在会议前知晓了人事变动。
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