释义
[ pur -suh -nl-ee ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈpɜr sə nl i / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adverb through direct contact; in person; directly: I will thank him personally.
as if intended for or directed at one's own person: to take someone's comments personally.
as regards oneself: Personally, I don't care to go.
as an individual: to like someone personally, but not as an employer.
Origin of personally Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at personal, -ly
Words nearby personally personality type, personalize, personalized medicine, personal liberty, personal loan, personally , personal-opinion telegram, personal organizer, personal pension, personal pronoun, personal property
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Personally , there is nothing I should like better than an opportunity for holding the chateau against an attack from the French.
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Personally , he was a striking contrast to the little, haggard and wrinkled Tilly and the dark, silent and gloomy Wallenstein.
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Personally he was most attractive, charming in his manners beyond the average man, a fine linguist, and a brave man.
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Personally any Social Democrat may believe as he pleases and do as he pleases.
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British Dictionary definitions for personally adverb without the help or intervention of others I'll attend to it personally
(sentence modifier) in one's own opinion or as regards oneself personally, I hate onions
as if referring to oneself to take the insults personally
as a person we like him personally, but professionally he's incompetent
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Words related to personally individually, privately, directly, alone, narrowly, solely, specially, subjectively, by oneself, in person, in the flesh, individualistically, for one's part, on one's own