personally

Thân thiện

I will deliver the letter to the manager personally.

Definition

1. Adverb:
   • In a way that relates to or affects oneself as an individual: Used to indicate that a statement is one's own opinion or experience.
   • Done by oneself, in person, without an intermediary: Used to indicate direct, physical involvement or action.
   • In a way that is directed at or affects oneself as an individual, often in an offensive or critical manner: Used to indicate taking something as a direct, often negative, comment about oneself.
   • As a person, in one's character or nature: Used to describe an inherent quality of an individual.

Usage Examples

• Adverb (Opinion/Experience):
  • Personally, I think it's a bad idea. (This expresses my own individual viewpoint.)
  • She is personally responsible for the project's success. (The responsibility is directly hers.)
• Adverb (Direct Action):
  • The CEO will deliver the news personally. (The CEO will do it himself, in person.)
  • I handed him the letter personally. (I gave it to him directly, with my own hands.)
• Adverb (Taking offense):
  • You shouldn't take criticism so personally. (You shouldn't interpret the criticism as an attack on you as an individual.)
  • He took her refusal very personally. (He felt her refusal was a judgment on him.)
• Adverb (Inherent quality):
  • He is not personally ambitious. (Ambition is not part of his character.)
  • I find him personally charming. (I find his individual personality charming.)

Advanced Usage

• "Speaking personally": Used to strongly emphasize that what follows is a subjective opinion.
  • Speaking personally, I have never encountered such a problem.
• "To be personally involved/affected": To have a direct, individual connection or stake in a matter.
  • She was personally affected by the new law.

Variants and Related Words

• Personal (adjective): Belonging to or affecting a particular person.
  • That is my personal opinion.
• Personality (noun): The combination of characteristics that form an individual's distinctive character.
  • She has a vibrant personality.

Synonyms

• Individually: In a way that is distinct to one person.
• In person: With one's own physical presence.
• Directly: Without an intermediary.

Related Phrases

• Take something personally: To interpret a general remark or action as a deliberate insult or criticism directed at oneself.
  • Try not to take his grumpy mood personally; he's upset with the situation, not you.
• Personally speaking: A phrase used to introduce a subjective opinion (similar to "speaking personally").
  • Personally speaking, I prefer the original version.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. concerning the speaker
   • personally, I find him stupid
2. in the flesh; without involving anyone else
   • I went there personally
   • he appeared in person
3. in a personal way
   • he took her comments personally
4. as a person
   • he is personally repulsive
5. as yourself
   • speaking personally, I would not want to go

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