personal意为“个人的,私人的,亲自的”,着重强调属于或涉及本人,而非他人所能代表或代替的事物.例如：According to etiquette in western countries,it's good manners to avoid making personal remarks.按照西方礼仪,避免发表涉及个人的评论是礼貌的.I have something personal to discuss with you because it's related to either my own or your intimate interests.我有点私事和你商量,因为它有关你我的切身利益.individual意为“个体的,个人的”,区别于集体,整体或普通,明确指某类单一的,个别的人物,常用作定语.例如：She was determined to do good,not to any individual person but to a country.他决心为国家而不是为任何个人做好事.Some people claim that the individual rights are more important than the public interests as a whole.有些人声称个人利益比公众利益更重要.What I admire most is that my sister has an individual style of arranging her hair.我最羡慕姐姐的是她梳的发型很有个性.
