1、含义不同
personal adj. 个人的;私密的;身体的;n. 私人信息发布,私人广告
That's my personal opinion.这是我的个人意见。
private adj. 私有的,自用的;单独的;私下辅导的;n. 二等兵
They sent their children to private schools.他们送孩子们上私立学校。
2、侧重点不同
personal侧重在内容方面与个人的相关性,通常与人身相关,只能用于人。
Newspapers resorted to personal abuse.报纸搞起了人身攻击。
private侧重在权属方面的私有性,与public相对,不但可以用于人,还可用于机构。
No other European country had so much state ownership and so few
privately owned businesses.
没有任何别的欧洲国家有这么多的国有企业和这么少的私有企业。
3、应用场合不同
在经济方面的用法:private用的次数多于perosnal
He has a private income. 他有一笔私人收入。
在谈及集体主义和个人主义时:一般用perosnal,而不用private
The best clubs also offer personal trainers to help motivate and ensure that
exercises are properly performed.
最好的俱乐部还提供私人教练,来帮助激发动力,并确保训练适当地进行。
1、I have something personal to discuss with you.
我有点私事和你商量。
2、He is not thoughtful of personal gain and loss.
他不顾个人的得失。
3、She made a personal donation to the fund.
她以个人名义向基金会捐款。
4、We shouldn't seek after comfort, personal fame and gain.
我们不应该贪图安逸,追名逐利。
5、All of these are nothing personal.
所有这些都是例行公事。
6、She gives private lessons to supplement her income.
她给私人授课以贴补收入。
7、What consenting adults do in private is their own business.
成年人私下做什么是他们自己的事情。
8、Implementation of Private Key Management
一种私钥管理实现技术
9、The NAT router translates traffic coming into and leaving the private network.
NAT路由器传送进出私有网络的示意图。
10、M: Yes, by the way, does my room come with a private bath?
是的,顺便问一下,我的房间有私人的浴室吗?