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personal

/ˈpɝsɪnəl/KK

pɝ·sɪ·nəl

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高中
難度 3 個音節、8 個字母、3 個義項
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比較級

more personal

最高級

most personal

1.
個人的;私人的
極常用

屬於某一個人、與其生活或身分有關,或供其自己使用的。

用法:常放在名詞前,如「個人資料」、「個人物品」。與人稱代名詞搭配時,常見 personal information、personal belongings、personal experience。

personal experience
personal opinion
personal information
personal belongings
personal choice

Each student should keep their personal things with them during the school trip.

每位學生在校外教學期間,都應該隨身帶著自己的個人物品。

Do not share your personal information on the Internet with people you do not know.

不要在網路上把你的個人資料分享給不認識的人。

2.
針對個人的;涉及私生活的
常用

直接針對某人,或涉及其私生活、感受或不宜公開討論的事情。

用法:personal question 常指不方便回答的私密問題;take something personally 意為「把某事當成是針對自己」。

personal question
personal matter
personal attack
take something personally
get personal

I hope you do not mind, but may I ask a personal question?

希望你不介意,不過我可以問一個私人的問題嗎?

The discussion became personal when he said something bad about her family.

當他說她家人的壞話時,討論變得針對個人。

3.
親自的;由本人進行的
常用
正式

由當事人自己直接進行,而不是交由他人代辦或以不具名的方式處理的。

用法:此義的 personal 強調「本人親自」,但不等於親自動手做每一項工作。

personal visit
personal attention
personal invitation
personal involvement
personal request

The principal made a personal visit to the student's family after the accident.

意外發生後,校長親自探訪那名學生的家人。

We received a personal invitation from our teacher to join the school festival.

我們收到老師親自發出的邀請,參加學校園遊會。

常見錯誤

Please do not ask my private information.

Please do not ask for my personal information.

I have personal opinion that we should leave early.

I have a personal opinion that we should leave early.

This is a very personal question for me.

This is a very personal question.

Don't take it personal.

Don't take it personally.

相關字詞
personality 同源詞
take something personally 常見搭配
private 近義
individual 近義
personally 同源詞
學習提示

・personal information 是「個人資訊」,通常不可數,不說 personal informations。

・personal 可指中性的「個人的」,也可指令人不舒服的「太私密的」或「針對個人的」;要從上下文判斷語氣。

・若想禮貌地表示不願回答,可說「Sorry,that is rather personal。」

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