personally
adverb
uk/ˈpɜː.sən.əl.i/us/ˈpɝː.sən.əl.i/B1
used when you giveyouropinion:
就个人而言;就本人而言Personally (speaking), Ithinkthe show is going to be agreatsuccess.在我个人看来,演出会取得巨大成功。
B2
affectingyou and not anyoneelse:
本人地Hebelievesthatparentsshould be made personallyresponsiblefortheirchildren'sbehaviour.他认为父母本身应对他们孩子的行为负责。
B2
done by you and not by someoneelse:
亲自,本人直接地Thesefiguresshould becorrectbecause I'vecheckedthem personally.这些数字应该是准确的,因为我已经亲自核对过了。
takesomethingpersonally
C1
tothinkthat someone isoffendingyou when they are not:
认为…是针对个人的Thesecriticismsshould not be taken personally(= they are notmeanttocriticizeany onepersoninparticular).这些是泛泛的批评,不应被视作是针对任何个人的。
- Heheldme personallyresponsiblewheneveranything wentwrongin theproject.
- She's a verytalentedyoungsinger, Mike and I personallythinkshe's got agreatfutureaheadof her!
- The Ministerintervenedpersonally tostopthemuseumbeingclosed.
- I am not personallyacquaintedwith thegentlemaninquestion.
- Thedirectorwillintroducethefilmpersonally atitsworldpremière.
Expressing and asking opinions
- amirite
- apothegm
- couch
- day
- editorialize
- express
- far
- propound
- put
- run
- runsomethingbysomeone
- screed
- should've
- soapbox
- sound off
- talk
- vociferous
- vociferously
- would
- wouldn't
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