Privately
[ 'praivitli ]
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adv. 私下地，不公开地;私自;背地里;
📝 例句
Some ministers admit privately that unemployment could continue to rise.
一些部长私下承认失业率可能继续升高.
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
privately
adv: The matter was arranged privately. 事情已私下作了安排.
He supported the official policy in public, but privately he knew it would fail. 他在公开的场合里拥护官方的政策, 而在私下里却明白那是行不通的.
a privately-owned firm 私有的公司.
🗣️ 情景例句
He spoke in a German accent.
他说话带有德国腔调。
He who stands alone has no power.
孤掌难鸣。
I even went out at midnight with a torch and noted with satisfaction (and surprise) that the ants were still swarming around the sticky tape without being able to do anything about it.
半夜，我还拿着电筒来到花园里，满意地（同时惊奇地）发现那些蚂蚁还围着胶带团团转。无能为力。