personal

1. ADJ A personal opinion, quality, or thing belongs or relates to one particular person rather than to other people. 個(gè)人的; 私人的[ADJ n]

He learned this lesson the hard way – from his own personal experience. 他慘痛地得到了這一教訓(xùn)–從他自己的親身經(jīng)歷中得來(lái)的。

That's my personal opinion. 這是我的個(gè)人意見(jiàn)。

2. ADJ If you give something your personal care or attention, you deal with it yourself rather than letting someone else deal with it. 親自的

...a business that requires a lot of personal contact. …一樁需要很多親自聯(lián)絡(luò)的生意。

...a personal letter from the president's secretary. …一封來(lái)自縂統(tǒng)秘書(shū)的親筆信。

3. ADJ Personal matters relate to your feelings, relationships, and health. 有關(guān)個(gè)人的

...teaching young people about marriage and personal relationships. …教導(dǎo)年輕人婚姻和人際關(guān)系。

You never allow personal problems to affect your performance. 絕不容許個(gè)人問(wèn)題影響你的表現(xiàn)。

4. ADJ Personal comments refer to someone's appearance or character in an offensive way. 人身的

Newspapers resorted to personal abuse. 報(bào)紙搞起了人身攻擊。

5. ADJ Personal care involves taking care of your body and appearance. 個(gè)人躰貌的[ADJ n]

...the new breed of men who take as much time and trouble over personal hygiene as the women in their lives. …生活中，和女人花一樣多時(shí)間和精力在個(gè)人衛(wèi)生上的新型男士。

6. ADJ A personal relationship is one that is not connected with your job or public life. 與公務(wù)無(wú)關(guān)的; 私人的

He was a great and valued personal friend whom I've known for many years. 他是個(gè)非常好的、很寶貴的私人朋友，我們已相識(shí)多年。

7. ADJ If someone has a personal shopper or a personal trainer, they employ another person to shop for them or to help them keep fit. 屬於個(gè)人的[ADJ n]

Another way of escaping the crowds and the changing rooms is to employ a personal shopper. 另一個(gè)逃避人群和更衣室的辦法是雇一個(gè)私人採(cǎi)購(gòu)專(zhuān)員。

The best clubs also offer personal trainers to help motivate and ensure that exercises are properly performed. 最好的俱樂(lè)部還提供私人教練，來(lái)幫助激發(fā)動(dòng)力，竝確保訓(xùn)練適儅地進(jìn)行。

8. →see also personals