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基本解释

Palm's long been a source of innovation in Silicon Valley and has a large patent portfolio (1,650 to be exact), which Bradley was privy to as former CEO.
Palm在硅谷一直是一个创新源并拥有大量的专利组合（确切的说是1650项），前CEO都有参与。
Clearly, the bishop was privy to parish records.
很显然，主教对教区的记录很清楚。
I was privy to the row at a European Council meeting in 2002 when Tony Blair and Jacques Chirac went head-to-head over the impact of agricultural protectionism on poor African countries.
2002年，我有幸以私人身份参加欧洲理事会会议，当时，托尼·布莱尔和雅克·希拉克正就农业保护主义对贫穷的非洲国家影响这个话题进行肉搏。

An insider is someone who is privy to the secret information of a company and the secret information could be used to trade.
局内人掌握着公司内幕信息,这些内幕信息可以助你在交易中获利
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He was privy to its soft drink marketing plan, which it didn't want going to a competitor.
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Mr. Blumenschein was privy to the same information any other subject of an enforcement action would be.
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