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n.独处而不受干扰,秘密

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priv=private(私有的),to deprive(使丧失)

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privacy


/'prɪvəsɪ, 'praɪv-; `praɪvəsɪ/
n [U]
1 state of being alone or undisturbed 独处或不受干扰的状况
*A high wall round the estate protected their privacy. 庄园周围有一堵高墙, 使他们不受外界打扰.
* He preferred to read the documents in the privacy of his study. 他比较喜欢在书房里无干扰的情况下阅读文件.
2 freedom from interference or public attention 不受干扰或不受公众注目的自由; 私人权利; 个人自由
*Newspapers often don't respect the individual's right to privacy. 报纸的报道往往不尊重私人权利.
* She complained that the questions were an invasion of (her) privacy. 她投诉这些问题侵犯了她的个人自由.

privacy


n[U]
the state of being able to be alone, and not seen or heard by other people
 With seven people squashed in one house, you don't get much privacy.
the state of being free from public attention
 each individual's right to privacy
1. They were married in strict privacy.
    他们极为秘密地结婚了。

2. The monks prefer winter to summer for they have more privacy.
    修道士们喜欢冬天,而不太喜欢夏天。因为在冬天,他们可以更多地过无人打扰的生活。

3. This type of technology evolves out of convenience, says Evan Hendricks (伊万·亨德里克斯), editor of the Privacy Times (《私密时代》) newspaper, but "the dark side is that landlords, employers, and insurance companies could say we won't do business with you
    《私密时代》报纸编辑伊万·亨德里克斯说,为方便起见产生了这门技术,但是,"其不便之处就是房东、雇主或保险公司等会说,我们不会与你谈正事的, 除非你出示该卡。"

4. Two of the most intriguing books on the list are Privacy for Sale (《出卖隐私》) by Jeffrey Rothfeder (杰弗里·罗斯费德) and Your Right to Privacy (《你的隐私权》)by Evan Hendricks of Privacy Times newsletter.
    这一书单上两本最令人感兴趣的书是杰弗里·罗斯费德所著的《出卖隐私》和通信刊物《私密时代》的伊万·亨德里克斯所写的《你的隐私权》。

5. "It was called Operation Match (匹配行动)," says a privacy expert, "and it matched databases of people who owed money to the government with other databases of people who received money from the government.
    一位隐私权方面的专家说:"这被称作'匹配行动', 它将那些欠有政府款项的人的数据库与那些从政府获得款项的人的数据库一一对应。

6. A privacy expert says insurance companies generate "lists of individuals with certain kinds of medical problems and then turn around and sell those lists to medicine companies and other businesses."
    一位隐私权专家说,保险公司列出"有某些健康问题的人员名单,又转而将这些名单卖给制药公司和其他的企业"。

7. Another well-known and useful periodical is the monthly Privacy Journal (《隐私月报》).
    另一本著名而实用的期刊是月刊《隐私月报》。

8. She had the delicacy to move away to permit the lovers a moment of privacy.
    她知趣地走开, 让那对情人能单独待一会儿。

9. Saving the public from cheats and criminals has been an effective excuse for cutting back everyone's personal privacy.
    保护公众不受欺骗和侵害一直是降低个人隐私程度的有效借口。

10. I don´t want my privacy disturbed.
    我不愿私生活受干扰。

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