in a private way, manner, or capacity
私下地;以私人方式(或身份)
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I must insist we speak privately 我一定要坚持我们私下谈
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their children were privately educated. 他们的孩子都是在私立学校受的教育。
[often sentence adverb]used to refer to a situation in which someone's thoughts and feelings are not disclosed to others
私底下
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privately, Robert considered that she was overreacting.
私底下,罗伯特认为她反应过激。