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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。
知情的；了解内情的；参与机密的
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知情的；了解内情的；参与机密的
knowing about or involved in something secret or private; informed (often followed by to)
Only a few people were privy to the details of the negotiation.
只有少数人知晓谈判的细节。
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。
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。
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。
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a privy place to rest and think
一个私密的地方休息和思考
WordNet
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。
Not this
She is privy with the confidential information.
Use this
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'。
Not this
He is a privy to the secret.
Use this
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。
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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。
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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把 privy 想成 private 的变体：能进入 private 圈子、得知秘密的人，就是 privy（知情的/参与的）。
语域：formal 常见场景：official documents、literary writing、news commentary 形容词 privy 通常作表语，常用 be privy to something 表示“知悉内情、参与机密”，多用于正式或书面语境，日常口语中较少见；其“隐蔽的、私下的”含义则多见于较古老或文学化的表达。
与 /ˈprɪvi/ 押韵的词有：divvy /ˈdɪvi/、chivvy /ˈtʃɪvi/、civvy /ˈsɪvi/。注意拼写相似的词发音不同：navy /ˈneɪvi/、private /ˈpraɪvɪt/、privacy /ˈprɪvəsi/（美式 /ˈpraɪvəsi/）并不押韵。
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