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单词 privately
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privately

(ˈpraɪvɪtli)
1. adverb [ADVERB after verb]
If you buy or sell something privately, you buy it from or sell it to another person directly, rather than in a shop or through a business.
The whole process makes buying a car privately as painless as buying from a garage.
A great deal of food is distributed and sold privately without ever reaching theshops.
2.  See also private
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Examples of 'privately' in a sentence
privately

That isn't to say his wanting to talk to me privately hasn't got me worried.
Mosco, Maisie OUT OF THE ASHES
So we suggested going to his room to discuss the matter more privately.
Fraser, Anthea THE GOSPEL MAKERS

In other languages
privately

British English: privately ADVERB
If you buy or sell something privately, you buy it from or sell it to another person directly, rather than in a shop or through a business.
The whole process makes buying a car privately as painless as buying from a garage.
  • American English: privately
  • Brazilian Portuguese: em particular
  • Chinese: 私下地 >买、卖
  • European Spanish: en privado
  • French: à un particulier
  • German: privat
  • Italian: da privato a privato
  • Japanese: 直接に
  • Korean: 개인적으로
  • European Portuguese: em particular
  • Latin American Spanish: en privado

Chinese translation of 'privately'

privately

(ˈpraɪvɪtlɪ)

adv

  1. (= in private) 私下地 (sīxià de)
  2. (= secretly) 秘(祕)密地 (mìmì de)
    privately owned 私人所有 (sīrén suǒyǒu)
1 (adverb) 
He will see the Prime Minister privately on Thursday.
Synonyms
in private
I think we should discuss this in private.
alone
discreetly
behind closed doors
in camera
confidentially
Confidentially, I am not sure they knew what was happening.
2 (adverb) 
He was privately annoyed at the request.
Synonyms
secretly
I've often secretly wondered if I'd be happier without all this.
personally
Personally he was quiet, modest and unobtrusive.
deep down
inwardly
She smiled inwardly.
unofficially

Additional synonyms

in the sense of confidentially
Confidentially, I am not sure they knew what was happening.
Synonyms
in secret,
privately,
personally,
behind closed doors,
in confidence,
in camera,
between ourselves,
sub rosa (literary)
in the sense of inwardly
Definition
not aloud
She smiled inwardly.
Synonyms
privately,
secretly,
to yourself,
within,
inside,
at heart,
deep down,
in your head,
in your inmost heart
in the sense of personally
Personally he was quiet, modest and unobtrusive.
Synonyms
privately,
in private,
off the record

Synonyms of 'privately'

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