privately

adverb

/ˈpraɪvətli/

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independently; in a way that is not under control of the state私下：独立以不受国家控制的方式
- a privately owned company私营公司
- In public he supported the official policy, but privately he was sure it would fail.他明里支持这项官方政策，但暗中却确信它会失败。
- Their children were educated privately.他们的子女都是上私立学校的。
opposite publicly
in a secret way that involves a particular person or group of people, and not people in general私下：以涉及特定个人或人群的秘密方式，而不是一般人群
- Can we speak privately?我们能单独谈谈吗？
in somebody's personal thoughts; in a way that is not known about in public 私下：以某人的个人想法；以不为大众所知的方式
- She smiled, but privately she was furious.她面露微笑，但心里却十分恼火。
to one person or a small group of people for payment私人教授的；个别传授的
- She gave piano lessons privately.她私下教钢琴。
directly between the person who sells something and the person who buys it; not involving a shop私下：直接在卖东西的人和买东西的人之间；不涉及商店
- The painting was sold privately for £4m.这幅画以400万英镑的价格私下出售。