privacy /ˈpraivəsi/ n. 1.［u］隐居，(不受干扰的)独处: live in absolute privacy 过着完全隐居的生活; disturb one’s privacy 打扰某人 2.［c］私事，隐私：intrude on sb.’s privacy 干涉别人的私事；respect other’s privacies 尊重他人的隐私［考句］He greatly resented the publication of this book. which he saw as an embarrassing invasion of his privacy. 他非常讨厌这本书的出版，因为他认为干涉了隐私，使他很不体面。
private /ˈpraivit/ I. adj. 1.私人的，个人的：private affairs 私事；a private opinion 个人的见解； private property 私有财产；private ownership 私有制 2.秘密的，私下的：a private conversation 密谈 II. n. 用于in private私下；秘密：［考句］ Mr. Morgan can be very sad in private , though in public he is extremely cheerful.虽然在公众面前他显得非常高兴，但摩根先生私下可能会很悲伤。
privatize /ˈpraivəˌtaiz/ vt. 使私有化：They were opposed to plans to privatize electricity and water.他们反对水、电私有化计划。The government says it only wants to privatize one or two railway lines, but I think it’s the thin end of the wedge. They’ll all be privatized soon.政府声称只打算把一两条铁路线私有化,可是我觉得这只是个开头，很快所有的铁路都会私有化。
privatization n. [u] 私有化：large-scale/mass/wholesale privatization大规模私有化under privatization在私有化体制下：Several railway lines were closed under privatization.有几条铁路线由于私有化而停运了。
