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privily

/ˈprɪv.ɪ.li/

翻译: 古旧副词,意为“暗中”或“私下地”。用于旧式英语,尤见于法律和文学语境,描述未经公开知晓或秘密进行的行为。

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adverb

/ˈprɪv.ɪ.li/C2formal已废弃
  • zh古旧副词,意为“暗中”或“私下地”。用于旧式英语,尤见于法律和文学语境,描述未经公开知晓或秘密进行的行为。

An archaic adverb meaning 'secretly' or 'in a private manner.' It was used in older English, particularly in legal and literary contexts, to describe actions done without public knowledge or in confidence.

  1. In a secret or confidential mannerC2formalbritish

    Done in a way that is not public or known to others; privately.

    zh秘密地

    • He privily informed the authorities of the plan.
    • The two conspirators met privily in the garden.
    • She privily slipped the note into his hand.

    同义词confidentiallycovertlyfurtivelyin secretprivatelysecretlystealthilysurreptitiously

    反义词openlyovertlypublicly

词形
  • more privily comparative form
  • most privily superlative form