- [usually before noun]
belonging to or for the use of a particular person or group; not for public use 私有的；私用的；自用的 The sign said, ‘Private property. Keep out.’ 标牌上写着：“私人领地，禁止进入。” You're trespassing on private land. 你侵犯了私人土地。 a private jet 私人喷气机 Those are my father's private papers. 那些都是我父亲的私人文件。 The hotel has 110 bedrooms, all with private bathrooms. 这家旅馆有 110 间客房，各有独立卫生间。 The villa has its own private beach. 这座别墅有自己的私人海滩。
-
intended for or involving a particular person or group of people, not for people in general or for others to know about 为一部分人的；私人的；秘密的 You shouldn't listen to other people's private conversations. 你不应该听别人的私人谈话。 We agreed to keep our arrangement private. 我们同意保密我们的安排。 They were sharing a private joke. 他们讲着外人听不懂的笑话。 Senior defence officials held private talks. 高级防务官员举行了秘密会谈。
-
that you do not want other people to know about 内心的；隐秘的；私下的 She was scared of revealing her private thoughts and feelings. 她害怕流露个人的想法和情感。
- [usually before noun]
owned or managed by an individual person or an independent company rather than by the state 私立的；私营的；民营的 a private firm/business/hospital 私人公司/企业/医院 The painting is now in a private collection. 这幅画现在被私人收藏。 a former soldier working in private security 在私营保安公司工作的前士兵 The area has attracted substantial private investment. 该地区吸引了大量私人投资。 a programme to return many of the state companies to private ownership 把众多国营公司转为民营的计划
- (of education or medical care)
provided for a fee by an individual person or an independent organization rather than by the state 私立的；私营的；民营的 - [only before noun]
working or acting for yourself rather than for the state or for a group or company 个体的，独立的，私人的（尤指医疗或教育） a private contractor/investigator 私人承包商/调查员 a private citizen/individual 普通公民/个人 We got the money from a private investor. 我们从一个私人投资者那里拿到了钱。
- [usually before noun]
not connected with your work or official position 与工作（或官职）无关的；个人的；私人的 a politician’s private life 政界人物的私生活 She claimed she was acting in a private capacity. 她声称自己是以私人身份行事。 He was on a private trip to Japan. 他正在日本进行私人旅行。
-
where you are not likely to be interrupted; quiet 僻静的；不受打扰的 Let's go somewhere a bit more private. 咱们另找个僻静些的地方吧。 They found a private corner where they could talk. 他们找到了一个可以交谈的私人角落。
- [usually before noun]
not wanting to share thoughts and feelings with other people 不愿吐露心思的；内向的；不爱交流思想感情的 that you receive from property or other sources but do not have to earn 由财产增溢的；间接收入的；非劳动所得的
not public非公开
conversation/meeting谈话；会晤
feelings/information情感；信息
not owned/run by state非国有
not work非工作
quiet清静
person人
money钱
Word Originlate Middle English (originally denoting a person not acting in an official capacity): from Latin privatus ‘withdrawn from public life’, a use of the past participle of privare ‘bereave, deprive’, from privus ‘single, individual’.