privately
adv: The matter was arranged privately. 事情已私下作了安排.
He supported the official policy in public, but privately he knew it would fail. 他在公开的场合里拥护官方的政策, 而在私下里却明白那是行不通的.
a privately-owned firm 私有的公司.
🗣️ 情景例句
For the food on this table.
感谢这桌上的丰盛食物。
She took an aspirin to relieve her headache.
她吃了一片阿斯匹林以解头痛。
Suddenly someone shouted.'It's two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!'