/ˈprɪvəsi ||; ˈpraɪvəsɪ/noun[U] 1 the state of being alone and not watched or disturbed by other people 清静;独处;不受干扰的状况: There is not much privacy in large hospital wards. 在医院的大病房里很难不受人干扰。
2 the state of being free from the attention of the public 隐私;私密性: The actress claimed that the photographs were an invasion of privacy. 那女演员声称,那些照片侵犯了隐私。