Word · Frequency #8767
privy
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)
常与 to 连用。
- 1.
With knowledge of; party to; let in on.
知晓的；参与的；知情的。
- 2.
hidden from general view or use
隐藏于一般视线或使用之外
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
In use
He was not privy to the details of the negotiation.
Only a few people were privy to the company's expansion strategy.
She felt privy to a hidden truth that few others knew.
a privy place to rest and think
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。
remain privy to sth
He remained privy to the committee's confidential decisions.
他依然了解委员会的秘密决定。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- privy to the details
- 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。
- privy to a secret
- 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。
- privy to the plans
- 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。
- privy to the conversation
- 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。
- privy to the information
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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）。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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