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基本解釋

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在硅谷一直是一個創(chuàng)新源并擁有大量的專利組合（確切的說是1650項），前CEO都有參與。
Clearly, the bishop was privy to parish records.
很顯然，主教對教區(qū)的記錄很清楚。
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，我有幸以私人身份參加歐洲理事會會議，當(dāng)時，托尼·布萊爾和雅克·希拉克正就農(nóng)業(yè)保護主義對貧窮的非洲國家影響這個話題進行肉搏。

An insider is someone who is privy to the secret information of a company and the secret information could be used to trade.
局內(nèi)人掌握著公司內(nèi)幕信息,這些內(nèi)幕信息可以助你在交易中獲利
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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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