privacy
英 ['pr?v?s?; 'pra?-]
美['pra?v?si]
- n. 隱私；秘密；隱居；隱居處
CET6TEM4IELTS考研中低頻詞常用詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?privacies;
中文詞源
privacy 隱私，私密
來自private,私人的，私密的，-acy,名詞后綴。引申詞義隱私，私密。
英文詞源
- privacy (n.)
- 1590s, "a private matter, a secret;" c. 1600 as "seclusion," from private (adj.) + -cy. Meaning "state of freedom from intrusion" is from 1814. Earlier was privatie (late 14c. as "secret, mystery;" c. 1400 as "a secret, secret deed; solitude, privacy"), from Old French privauté.
雙語例句
- 1. The newspaper breached the code of conduct on privacy.
- 該報違反了保護(hù)隱私的行為準(zhǔn)則。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The least his hotel could do is provide a little privacy.
- 他的酒店至少應(yīng)該提供一點隱私保護(hù)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. I do very much appreciate the quietness and privacy here.
- 我的確非常喜歡這里寧靜幽雅、不受打擾的氛圍。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Thatched pavilions provide shady retreats for relaxing and reading in privacy.
- 茅草亭是獨自放松和讀書的陰涼清幽之所。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. She has been comparatively successful in maintaining her privacy.
- 在保護(hù)自己的隱私方面她一直都做得比較成功。
來自柯林斯例句