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IELTS BNC: 5243 COCA: 3060

privacy

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privacy /ˈpraɪvəsi/ Brit /ˈprɪvəsi/ noun
privacy
/ˈpraɪvəsi/ Brit /ˈprɪvəsi/
noun
Learner's definition of PRIVACY
[noncount]
: the state of being alone : the state of being away from other people独处
: the state of being away from public attention隐私;私密
IELTS BNC: 5243 COCA: 3060

privacy

noun

pri·​va·​cy ˈprī-və-sē How to pronounce privacy (audio)
 especially British  ˈpri-
plural privacies
1
a
: the quality or state of being apart from company or observation : seclusion
b
: freedom from unauthorized intrusion
one's right to privacy
2
a
b
: a private matter : secret
3
archaic : a place of seclusion

Example Sentences

She went upstairs for some privacy. Celebrities have a right to privacy.
Recent Examples on the Web Maybe a past relationship was damaged by an invasion of privacy? Wayne And Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Sep. 2022 Bronstein said that Roblox was mindful of data privacy. Shannon Liao, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022 Much like the rest of the royal family, the new princess was wearing all-black with large circle sunglasses—probably in an attempt to give her a bit of privacy from the British press during the family's difficult time. Ana Escalante, Glamour, 9 Sep. 2022 Harvey again was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of invasion of privacy involving the same alleged victim on Sept. 2 for having physical contact with them. Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 The practice raises concerns about invasion of privacy and questions about whether geofence results actually solve crimes. Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2022 That promise also comes with some peril, such as the potential of further erosion of privacy as BCIs give direct access to the brain and the processes that underlie thoughts. Daniela Hernandez, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 In that case, it was found that wireless carriers couldn't share location data with the Federal Bureau of Investigation because doing so violated the suspect's reasonable expectation of privacy. Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 1 Sep. 2022 The suit alleges defamation and false light invasion of privacy and demands actual and presumed damages, as well as punitive damages, but does not ask for a specific amount. Liz Kellar, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of privacy was in the 15th century
IELTS BNC: 5243 COCA: 3060
privacy

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + PRIVACY | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEabsolute, complete, total絕對不受干擾;完全不受干擾relative相對隱私I was able to say goodbye to him in relative privacy.我得以相對私密地和他告別。individual, personal個人隱私consumer, patient消費者的/患者的隱私We need to have access to health records while protecting patient privacy.在保護病人隱私的同時,我們需要能接觸到他們的健康記錄。VERB + PRIVACYensure, guarantee, preserve, protect, respect, safeguard確保/保證/維護/保護/尊重/保衞隱私guard, value保護/看重隱私He has always jealously guarded his privacy.他一直小心地保護着自己的隱私。disturb, intrude on, invade, violate打擾清靜生活;侵犯隱私I hope I'm not intruding on your privacy.希望我沒打擾你的清靜。We need to deliver security without intruding on people's privacy.我們既需要保證他人安全,同時又不侵犯其隱私。PREPOSITIONin privacy私下I want to be left in privacy.我想一個人待着。in the privacy of獨自待在⋯She longed to be in the privacy of her own room.她渴望待在自己的房間裏,沒有人干擾。privacy from不受⋯的干擾privacy from prying eyes不受別人窺視目光的打擾PHRASESan intrusion of privacy, an invasion of privacy對⋯的隱私權的侵犯These phone calls are a gross invasion of privacy.這些打來的電話是嚴重侵害個人隱私的行為。an intrusion on (sb's) privacy對(某人)隱私權的侵犯

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