personally
adverb uk/ˈpɜː.sən.əl.i/ us/ˈpɝː.sən.əl.i/
B1 就个人而言；就本人而言
used when you give your opinion
Personally (speaking), I think the show is going to be a great success. 在我个人看来，演出会取得巨大成功。
B2 本人地
affecting you and not anyone else
He believes that parents should be made personally responsible for their children's behaviour. 他认为父母本身应对他们孩子的行为负责。
B2 亲自，本人直接地
done by you and not by someone else
These figures should be correct because I've checked them personally. 这些数字应该是准确的，因为我已经亲自核对过了。
take something personallyC1 认为…是针对个人的
to think that someone is offending you when they are not
These criticisms should not be taken personally (= they are not meant to criticize any one person in particular). 这些是泛泛的批评，不应被视作是针对任何个人的。
She's always grumpy in the mornings, so don't take it personally.
He insisted that he didn't take the criticism personally.
The more confident you are, the easier it is to ignore a rude remark and not take it personally.
She took his remarks personally and refused to speak to him again.
- More examples
- He held me personally responsible whenever anything went wrong in the project.
- She's a very talented young singer, Mike and I personally think she's got a great future ahead of her!
- The Minister intervened personally to stop the museum being closed.
- I am not personally acquainted with the gentleman in question.
- The director will introduce the film personally at its world première.