privately

Collins 1

r. kept private or confined to those intimately concerned
r. by a private person or interest

adv. 秘密地；私下地

Collins 星级

Oxford 级别

4,920

BNC 频率

4,718

使用频率

privately 由词根 priv-（表示“私密的”）和后缀 -ly（表示“以…方式”）组成，整体意思是“以私人的方式”。

例句

1. She prefers to discuss her problems privately.

她更喜欢私下讨论她的问题。

2. They decided to meet privately to avoid any interruptions.

他们决定私下见面，以避免任何干扰。

3. He likes to work on his projects privately before sharing them with others.

他喜欢在私下里完成他的项目，然后再与他人分享。