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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries隐私
Pronunciation / Transliteration: yǐnsī
"我们需要保护个人的隐私。"
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The state or condition of being free from being observed or disturbed by other people.
"She read the letter in the privacy of her own room."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'privatus', meaning 'set apart' or 'belonging to an individual', stemming from 'privare' (to deprive or release). During the late Middle English period, it evolved into 'privatcê', shifting in the 15th to 17th centuries to denote the state of being free from public attention or unauthorized intrusion.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Privacy" is said worldwide
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vie privée
Transliteration: vie privee
"Il est important de respecter la vie privée d'autrui."
Privatsphäre
Transliteration: Privatsphaere
"Jeder hat das Recht auf Schutz seiner Privatsphäre."
riservatezza
Transliteration: riservatezza
"Apprezzo molto la mia riservatezza."
privacidad
Transliteration: privacidad
"Necesito un poco de privacidad para trabajar."
privacidade
Transliteration: privacidade
"A privacidade online é um tema importante hoje em dia."
गोपनीयता
Transliteration: gopaniyata
"हर व्यक्ति को अपनी गोपनीयता का अधिकार है।"
隐私
Transliteration: yǐnsī
"我们需要保护个人的隐私。"
사생활
Transliteration: sasaenghwal
"그는 자신의 사생활이 침해받는 것을 싫어한다."
プライバシー
Transliteration: puraibaashii
"インターネット上でもプライバシーを守る必要があります。"
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