| 释义 |
per·son·al
I. \ˈpərs(ə)nəl, ˈpə̄s-, ˈpəis-\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French personnel, personel, personal, from Late Latin personalis, from Latin persona person + -alis -al — more at person
1. : of or relating to a particular person : affecting one individual or each of many individuals : peculiar or proper to private concerns : not public or general
< personal allegiance >
< personal baggage >
< personal correspondence >
2.
a. : done in person without the intervention of another : direct from one person to another
< a personal inquiry >
also : originating in or proceeding from a single person
< a personal ultimatum >
< personal government >
b. obsolete : engaged or present in person
c. : carried on between individuals directly
< a personal interview >
3. : relating to the person or body : bodily
< personal appearance >
< personal liberty >
4.
a. : relating to an individual, his character, conduct, motives, or private affairs especially in an invidious and offensive manner
< personal reflections >
also : relating to oneself
< personal vanity >
b. : making or given to making personal reflection
< very personal in his comments >
5.
a. : relating to or characteristic of human beings as distinct from things
b. : rational and self-conscious
< a personal God >
6. : exclusively for a given individual
< a personal letter >
7. substandard : personable 1
8. : of, relating to, or constituting personal property
< a personal estate >
< personal interests >
— compare real 1a
9.
a. : denoting grammatical person
< a personal suffix >
b. of a verb : inflected for all three persons — compare impersonal
II. noun
(-s)
: something of which the relation to a human individual is a basic attribute: as
a. personals plural, archaic : personal property : chattels
b.
(1) : a personal remark
(2) : a short newspaper item giving information about the social or other activities of a local person, family, or group
(3) : a short personal or private communication printed in a special column of the classified ads section of a newspaper or periodical — compare agony column
c. archaic : personnel
d. : personal pronoun
e. : a personal foul in a sports contest
III. adverb
substandard : personally |