1、previous

先前的；以前的；早先的

She has a teenage daughter from a previous marriage.

她前一段婚姻有一个十几岁的女儿。

He has no previous convictions.

他没有前科。

上一次的；上一个的

It was a surprisingly dry day after the rain of the previous week.

上星期刚下过雨，天气却出奇地干燥。

He recalled exactly what Bob had told him the previous night.

他清楚记得前一天晚上鲍勃告诉他的话。

2、private

（产业、服务）私立的，私有的，私营的，民营的

a joint venture with private industry.

与私营企业建立的合资企业

Bupa runs private hospitals in Britain.

保柏在英国开办私立医院。

个人的；私人的

the law's insistence that private citizens are not permitted to have weapons.

法律坚持要求公民个人不得持有武器

The King was on a private visit to enable him to pray at the tombs of his ancestors.

国王以私人身份出访，以便能够祭拜先祖陵墓。

（财物等）个人所有的，私有的，私人的

The landowners have had to sell their private aircraft.

这些土地所有者不得不卖掉自己的私人飞机。

They want more State control over private property.

他们希望加强国家对私有财产的控制。