personal
adjective
uk/ˈpɜː.sən.əl/us/ˈpɝː.sən.əl/B1
relatingorbelongingto asingleorparticularpersonratherthan to agroupor anorganization:
个人的，私人的My personalopinion/viewis that thestudentsshould be doing moreworkoutsidetheclassroom.我个人认为学生应该多做一些课外作业。
Heruncletakesa personalinterestin herprogress.她叔叔个人很关心她的进步。
She has her own personalsecretary/bodyguard/fitnessinstructor.她有自己的私人秘书／保镖／健身教练。
Passengers areremindedto take alltheirpersonalbelongingswith them when theyleavetheplane.乘客们被提醒下飞机时要带走所有个人物品。
A personalactionis one that is done by someonedirectlyratherthan getting anotherpersonto do it:
亲自的，本人直接从事的Themayormade a personalappearanceat thehospital.市长亲自去了医院。
I will give themattermy personalattention.我会亲自过问这件事情。
B1
privateorrelatingto someone'sprivatelife:
私人的；涉及隐私的Theletterwasmarked"Personal. Strictlyconfidential."信上标着：“私函，绝对保密”。
Do youmindif Iaskyou a personalquestion?介意我问你一个私人问题吗？
Hisresignationwasapparentlyfor personalratherthanprofessionalreasons.他的辞职显然是因为个人而非工作的原因。
For such afamous,wealthyman, his personallifewassurprisinglysimpleandordinary.这样一个如此出名和富有的人，其个人生活却简单和平凡得令人惊讶。
C1
relatingtoyourbodyorappearance:
身体的；外貌的She isobsessedwith personalhygiene.她过于注意个人卫生。
personal remark/comment
anintentionallyoffensiveremarkabout someone'scharacterorappearance:
人身攻击；针对个人的评论Did you have to make such a personalremarkabout her newhaircut?你非得针对她的新发型说长道短吗？
get personalinformal
tostartbeingrudeto someone abouttheircharacterorappearance:
进行人身攻击Aslongas thecriticismishonestlygiven and doesn't get personal, I canhandleit.只要批评坦率真诚，没有针对个人之意，我就能处理好。
- Thecollegenow has acounsellortohelpstudentswith both personal andworkproblems.
- Could Italkto you about a personalmatter?
- With a personalfortuneof six millionpounds, shecertainlydoesn'tworkbecause sheneedsto.
- Pleaserememberto take allyourpersonal possessions with you when youleavetheaircraft.
- Thesigningof theagreementwas a personaltriumphfor theprimeminister.
Particular and individual
- be the very thingidiom
- biomarker
- calling card
- capita
- certain
- especially
- individual
- individualistically
- individuality
- individualized
- individually
- interindividual
- matter
- personally
- pet
- private
- respectively
- separately
- severally
- specific
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Secrecy and privacy
Mind and personality
Rude and cheeky
Insults & abuse
personal
noun[C]
uk/ˈpɜː.sən.əl/us/ˈpɝː.sən.əl/the personals
US(UKpersonal column)
thepartof anewspaperormagazinethatcontainsshortadvertisementsandprivatemessages
（报纸或杂志的）分类广告栏目Newspapers & magazines: headlines & features
- advertorial
- advice column
- advice columnist
- agony aunt
- agony column
- agony uncle
- comic strip
- cover story
- dateline
- double-page
- double-page spread
- leader
- masthead
- obituary
- op-ed
- personal column
- press cutting
- problem page
- splash
- spread