private

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¹ private /ˈpraɪvət/ adjective

¹ private

/ˈpraɪvət/

adjective

Learner's definition of PRIVATE

[more private; most private]

: for the use of a single person or group : belonging to one person or group : not public私有的；私人的

a private beach/club/property私人海滩/俱乐部/财产
He returned to the country on his private [=personal] jet.他乘坐私人喷气式飞机回了国。
It was the first time many had seen works from the artist's private collection.这是很多人第一次看到这名艺术家的私人藏品。
a room with a private bath [=a bathroom that is not shared between several rooms]带独立卫生间的房间

: not relating to a person's official position or job与官职（或工作）无关的；私人的；个人的

At work he was always very serious, but in his private life, he was actually very funny and relaxed.他工作时总是非常严肃，但在私底下，他其实非常幽默并且很随和。

a : not known by the public or by other people : secret私密的；秘密的

private dealings/meetings秘密交易/会议
Please keep all my personal information private.请将我所有的个人信息保密。
They shared a private joke. [=a joke only understood by the few people who know what it refers to]他们讲了个只有他们小圈子才懂的笑话。

b : not telling others about yourself : keeping your personal information secret不谈自己情况的；不透露个人信息的

: away from other people : out of the sight and hearing of other people僻静的；不受打扰的

always used before a noun : not holding a public or elected office未担任公职的；无官职的

a : not paid for or controlled by the government私人的；私立的；私营的

tax policies to encourage private industry鼓励私营企业的税收政策
a private hospital/college私立医院/大学
The mayor hired a private contractor rather than using city workers to do the job.市长雇了私人承包商而不是市政员工来做这项工作。

b : not having stocks traded on the open market没有股票上市的

: involving or done with a single person rather than a group单独的；单个人的

— privately

adverb

² private /ˈpraɪvət/ noun

plural privates

² private

/ˈpraɪvət/

noun

plural privates

Learner's definition of PRIVATE

[count] : a person of the lowest rank in the U.S. or British Army or the U.S. Marines（美、英陆军或美国海军陆战队）二等兵

privates [plural] informal : private parts

: out of the sight and hearing of other people : in a private place在私下；秘密地