Language Activator – Private

اغلب دیکشنری ها لغاتی را مترادف یک لغت معرفی میکنند. اما آیا تمامی مترادفهای یک لغت صد در صد معنای همان لغت را القا میکنند؟ مسلماً خیر. در این بخش از لغات هم معنی و یا نزدیک به لغت private را بررسی خواهیم کرد.

private

(adjective)

: not for other people to know about

.We all have our private dreams, fantasies and secrets

.Guy had to obey his superiors, no matter what his private thoughts on the matter

Brian had an irritating habit of saying, ‘It’ll be fine!’, whenever she mentioned any of her private fears

keep something private

Clarence refused to comment on the state of his marriage, saying, it ‘is a private matter which we’d like to keep private

privately

(adverb)

.Simon seemed confident, but privately he grew increasingly anxious

secret

(adjective)

your secret thoughts and feelings are ones that you never show and never tell anyone else about

.I had a secret ambition to return to politics

secret hopes/fears/desires etc

.Psychologists say that dreams can reveal our secret desires

.Williams’ diaries reveal all his secret hopes and fears

secretly

(adverb)

.She said nothing, though she secretly admired his courage

intimate

(adjective)

: very private, and usually concerned with your relationships, sexual feelings etc

.Some people see nothing wrong with appearing on a TV show, and revealing their most intimate thoughts

.They held hands, walked along the beach, and shared intimate secrets

intimate details

You do not expect to see the most intimate details of your marriage splashed across the pages of the newspapers

personal

(adjective)

your personal thoughts and feelings are ones that you feel deeply, and do not usually tell other people about

!I’m not going to tell you that – it’s personal

personal feelings/thoughts/problems

.She felt her problems were too personal to talk about

In those days it was socially unacceptable for men to cry in public, or to express their personal feelings

innermost

(adjective only before noun)

innermost feelings/thoughts/secrets/desires etc feelings, thoughts etc

: that are very important to you, but that you do not like to talk to other people about

.He’s not the kind of person to reveal his innermost secrets, even to his closest friends

She works with emotionally disturbed people, teaching them to express their innermost feelings through poetry

:Practice

: Fill in the blanks with appropriate words

Private / secret / innermost / intimate / personal

.N1. He’s not the kind of person to reveal his ……………… secrets, even to his closest friends
! ……………… N2. I’m not going to tell you that – it’s
.N3. They held hands, walked along the beach, and shared ……………… secrets
.N4. I had a ……………… ambition to return to politics
.N5. We all have our ……………… dreams, fantasies and secrets

:Answers

Innermost / personal / intimate / secret / private