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单词 personal
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personaladjective

uk/ˈpɜː.sən.əl/us/ˈpɝː.sən.əl/

B1 relating or belonging to a single or particular person rather than to a group or an organization:

My personal opinion/view is that the students should be doing more work outside the classroom.
Her uncle takes a personal interest in her progress.
She has her own personal secretary/bodyguard/fitness instructor.
Passengers are reminded to take all their personal belongings with them when they leave the plane.

A personal action is one that is done by someone directly rather than getting another person to do it:

The mayor made a personal appearance at the hospital.
I will give the matter my personal attention.

B1 private or relating to someone's private life:

The letter was marked "Personal. Strictly confidential."
Do you mind if I ask you a personal question?
His resignation was apparently for personal rather than professional reasons.
For such a famous, wealthy man, his personal life was surprisingly simple and ordinary.

C1 relating to your body or appearance:

She is obsessed with personal hygiene.
personal remark/comment

an intentionally offensive remark about someone's character or appearance:

Did you have to make such a personal remark about her new haircut?
get personal informal

to start being rude to someone about their character or appearance:

As long as the criticism is honestly given and doesn't get personal, I can handle it.

More examples

  • The college now has a counsellor to help students with both personal and work problems.
  • Could I talk to you about a personal matter?
  • With a personal fortune of six million pounds, she certainly doesn't work because she needs to.
  • Please remember to take all your personal possessions with you when you leave the aircraft.
  • The signing of the agreement was a personal triumph for the prime minister.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Particular and individual

  • be the very thing idiom
  • certain
  • esp
  • especially
  • head
  • individual
  • individualism
  • individualist
  • one-trick pony
  • particular
  • particularity
  • peculiar
  • peculiarity
  • peculiarly
  • personally
  • pet
  • specific
  • specifically
  • the UN
  • to wit idiom

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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Secrecy and privacy
Mind and personality
Rude and cheeky
Insults & abuse

personalnoun [ C ]

uk/ˈpɜː.sən.əl/us/ˈpɝː.sən.əl/
the personals

US UK personal column the part of a newspaper or magazine that contains short advertisements and private messages

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Newspapers & magazines: headlines & features

  • advertorial
  • agony column
  • back pages
  • banner headline
  • bulletin
  • column
  • comic strip
  • dateline
  • double(-page) spread
  • editorial
  • exclusive
  • filler
  • funny
  • leader
  • masthead
  • op-ed
  • personal column
  • press cutting
  • pullout
  • spread

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