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personal adj.私人的；个人的n.(报刊)私人专栏 (1) 我有点私事和你商量。(2) 有一件私事我想听听你的建议,但不是我的事。(3) 是我自己提出的,完全出于我个人的关切。(4) 仅花了两个小时,我就把个人陈述写好了。(5) 个人清洁对于健康和仪表同样重要。 No doubt you've noticed the word person, in personal. The word comes from the Latin personalis, "of a person." Personal can be your personal habits — how often your brush your teeth, whether you like broccoli — or your personal space, or a personal attack — mean-spirited criticism aimed at somebody in particular. The "Personals" section in your local newspaper is where people place ads hoping to find true love or with other personal messages.

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英 ['pɜːsənl] 美 ['pɜːrsənl] (1) I have something personal to discuss with you.(2) I need your advice on a personal matter, but it's not about me.(3) It is my own, growing out of my personal concern.(4) Within two hours, I got my personal statement done.(5) Personal cleanliness is important to health as well as to appearance. When something's personal, it's all about you. A personal decision is one you make on your own and it’s probably about something that concerns you, too. Your personal possessions are things that belong to you. 1[ADJ 形容词]个人的；私人的 A personal opinion, quality, or thing belongs or relates to one particular person rather than to other people.   [ADJ n]He learned this lesson the hard way — from his own personal experience...吃一堑长一智，他这个教训来之不易——是从他自己的亲身经历中得来的。That's my personal opinion.那是我的个人观点。...books, furniture, and other personal belongings...书、家具和其他个人物品Refugees also complain that soldiers steal food and personal property from them and demand bribes in exchange for food or shelter...难民们同时抱怨说士兵偷他们的食品和私人财物，而且借提供食物和住处之机向他们索贿。The President arrived, followed by his personal bodyguard.总统来了，随行的是他的私人保镖。...an estimated personal fortune of almost seventy million dollars.估计个人财产接近7,000万美元2[ADJ 形容词]亲自的；本人的 If you give something your personal care or attention, you deal with it yourself rather than letting someone else deal with it.   [usu ADJ n]...a business that requires a great deal of personal contact.经常需要本人亲自联系、打理的生意...a personal letter from the President's secretary...总统秘书亲自寄出的信People do not mind paying a bit extra for the personal touch.冲着个性化设计人们不介意多花点儿钱。3[ADJ 形容词]（感情、关系、健康方面）个人的，人际的，自己的 Personal matters relate to your feelings, relationships, and health. ...teaching young people about marriage and personal relationships...教导年轻人有关婚姻和人际关系方面的事情You never allow personal problems to affect your performance...绝不要让个人问题影响你的表现。We sacrifice our personal lives to our work...我们为工作牺牲了私人生活。Mr Knight said that he had resigned for personal reasons.奈特先生说他是由于个人原因而辞职。4[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]针对个人的；人身攻击的 Personal comments refer to someone's appearance or character in an offensive way. Newspapers resorted to personal abuse...报纸采取了人身攻击的手段。Myra was attacking something I'd written, and her attack got a little personal.迈拉批评我写的东西，她的批评多少有些人身攻击的味道。5[ADJ 形容词]外貌的；身体的 Personal care involves looking after your body and appearance.   [ADJ n]...men who take as much trouble over personal hygiene as women.像女人一样不嫌麻烦打理个人卫生的男人6[ADJ 形容词]私人的；非业务关系的 A personal relationship is one that is not connected with your job or public life. He was a personal friend whom I've known for many many years...他是一位我认识多年的私人朋友。What began as a professional relationship became a personal one pretty quickly, despite us coming from very different backgrounds.尽管我们各自背景不同，但我们还是很快从工作关系发展成了私下的好朋友。7See also:personals；

英语单词	personal
英美音标	英 ['pɜːsənl] 美 ['pɜːrsənl]
中文释义	adj.私人的；个人的 n.(报刊)私人专栏
英语例句	(1) I have something personal to discuss with you. (2) I need your advice on a personal matter, but it's not about me. (3) It is my own, growing out of my personal concern. (4) Within two hours, I got my personal statement done. (5) Personal cleanliness is important to health as well as to appearance.
中文例句	(1) 我有点私事和你商量。 (2) 有一件私事我想听听你的建议,但不是我的事。 (3) 是我自己提出的,完全出于我个人的关切。 (4) 仅花了两个小时,我就把个人陈述写好了。 (5) 个人清洁对于健康和仪表同样重要。
vocabulary简明	When something's personal, it's all about you. A personal decision is one you make on your own and it’s probably about something that concerns you, too. Your personal possessions are things that belong to you.
vocabulary扩展	No doubt you've noticed the word person, in personal. The word comes from the Latin personalis, "of a person." Personal can be your personal habits — how often your brush your teeth, whether you like broccoli — or your personal space, or a personal attack — mean-spirited criticism aimed at somebody in particular. The "Personals" section in your local newspaper is where people place ads hoping to find true love or with other personal messages.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ 形容词]个人的；私人的 A personal opinion, quality, or thing belongs or relates to one particular person rather than to other people. [ADJ n] He learned this lesson the hard way — from his own personal experience... 吃一堑长一智，他这个教训来之不易——是从他自己的亲身经历中得来的。 That's my personal opinion. 那是我的个人观点。 ...books, furniture, and other personal belongings... 书、家具和其他个人物品 Refugees also complain that soldiers steal food and personal property from them and demand bribes in exchange for food or shelter... 难民们同时抱怨说士兵偷他们的食品和私人财物，而且借提供食物和住处之机向他们索贿。 The President arrived, followed by his personal bodyguard. 总统来了，随行的是他的私人保镖。 ...an estimated personal fortune of almost seventy million dollars. 估计个人财产接近7,000万美元 2 [ADJ 形容词]亲自的；本人的 If you give something your personal care or attention, you deal with it yourself rather than letting someone else deal with it. [usu ADJ n] ...a business that requires a great deal of personal contact. 经常需要本人亲自联系、打理的生意 ...a personal letter from the President's secretary... 总统秘书亲自寄出的信 People do not mind paying a bit extra for the personal touch. 冲着个性化设计人们不介意多花点儿钱。 3 [ADJ 形容词]（感情、关系、健康方面）个人的，人际的，自己的 Personal matters relate to your feelings, relationships, and health. ...teaching young people about marriage and personal relationships... 教导年轻人有关婚姻和人际关系方面的事情 You never allow personal problems to affect your performance... 绝不要让个人问题影响你的表现。 We sacrifice our personal lives to our work... 我们为工作牺牲了私人生活。 Mr Knight said that he had resigned for personal reasons. 奈特先生说他是由于个人原因而辞职。 4 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]针对个人的；人身攻击的 Personal comments refer to someone's appearance or character in an offensive way. Newspapers resorted to personal abuse... 报纸采取了人身攻击的手段。 Myra was attacking something I'd written, and her attack got a little personal. 迈拉批评我写的东西，她的批评多少有些人身攻击的味道。 5 [ADJ 形容词]外貌的；身体的 Personal care involves looking after your body and appearance. [ADJ n] ...men who take as much trouble over personal hygiene as women. 像女人一样不嫌麻烦打理个人卫生的男人 6 [ADJ 形容词]私人的；非业务关系的 A personal relationship is one that is not connected with your job or public life. He was a personal friend whom I've known for many many years... 他是一位我认识多年的私人朋友。 What began as a professional relationship became a personal one pretty quickly, despite us coming from very different backgrounds. 尽管我们各自背景不同，但我们还是很快从工作关系发展成了私下的好朋友。 7 See also:personals ；

Personal Adj 形容词 I People N Deal Appearance