in private 私下, 秘密地
in private[ adv ]
kept private or confined to those intimately concerned
<adv.all>
it was discussed privately between the two menprivately, she thought differently
some member of his own party hoped privately for his defeat
he was questioned in private
Private \Pri"vate\ (pr[imac]"v[asl]t), n.
1. A secret message; a personal unofficial communication.
[Obs.] --Shak.
2. Personal interest; particular business.[Obs.]
Nor must I be unmindful of my private. --B. Jonson.
3. Privacy; retirement. [Archaic] ``Go off; I discard you;
let me enjoy my private.'' --Shak.
4. One not invested with a public office. [Archaic]
What have kings, that privates have not too? --Shak.
5. (Mil.) A common soldier; a soldier below the grade of a
noncommissioned officer. --Macaulay.
6. pl. The private parts; the genitals.
{In private}, secretly; not openly or publicly.