privately
柯林斯詞典
1. ADV 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. 私下地 (買、賣)[ADV after v]
The whole process makes buying a car privately as painless as buying from a garage. 這整個過程使得私下買車和從汽車行買一樣輕松。
2. →see also private
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privately /pra?v?tl?/
劍橋詞典
- I'd prefer it if we could speak privately.
- Though he had tried to be enthusiastic about the plans , privately he felt more sceptical .
privately adverb (PERSONAL)
in secret , or with only one or two other people present私下地，秘密地
She spoke privately with the manager . 她私下與經(jīng)理談了談。
Despite his public support , privately (= secretly) he was worried . 盡管他公開支持，但暗地里還是焦慮不安。
例句
privately adverb (NOT OFFICIAL)
by a person or company and not by the government
私立地；私營地；民間地
a privately owned business 私營企業(yè) 返回 privately