private secretary

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ˌprivate ˈsecretary noun [countable]  1. BOa secretary who is employed to help one person, especially with personal business 私人秘书2  British English a civil servant whose job is to help a government minister 政府大臣的助理 a parliamentary private secretary 议会私人助理

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private secretary• In the ensuing Parliament he served as a private secretary at the Colonial Office.• Academician Scriabin has even claimed that Sakharov has a private secretary!• With her were only her private secretary and the ever-present detective.• In 1976 Cardinal Hume appointed the then Father Crowley as his private secretary.• He sent his private secretary down the corridor to see Sir Norman Brook to ask if they could be provided.• Berowne's private secretary spoke after the manner of his kind.

ˌprivate ˈsecretary nounChineseSyllable  

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private secretary
ˌprivate ˈsecretary noun [countable]
1. a secretary who is employed to help one person, especially with personal business
2. British English a civil servant whose job is to help a government minister:
    a parliamentary private secretary

private secretaryBrE /ˌpraɪvət ˈsekrətri/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpraɪvət ˈsekrəteri/ 🔊 nouna secretary whose job is to deal with the more important and personal affairs of a business person 私人秘书a civil servant who acts as an assistant to a senior government official 政府高级官员的助理