[uncountable](of a profession职业)the fact of working on your own or in a small independent company rather than as an employee of the government or a large company私人开业
in private practiceMost solicitors in England and Wales are in private practice.英格兰和威尔士的大多数律师都是私人执业者。🔊🔊
[uncountable, countable](in the UK) the fact of providing medical care outside the National Health Service, which people must pay for; a place providing this care私人医生开业，私营医疗院所（不属于英国国民医疗服务体系）
A large number of dentists have left the National Health Service to go into private practice.大量牙医离开了国家卫生局，开始私人执业。
They set up a private practice.他们设立了私人诊所。
She maintains a private practice as a mental health consultant.她作为一名精神健康顾问经营着一家私人事务所。