john

FREQ #584

n. 盥洗室, 厕所, 嫖客

发音

US /ˈd͡ʒɑn/
UK /ˈd͡ʒɒn/

词形变化

johns 复数 johns

别名

John

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A prostitute's client.

    嫖客

    美国 俚语

    In-calls, where the john comes to the prostitute’s residence, are prohibited.

  2. 2.

    A device or place to urinate and defecate: now usually a toilet or lavatory, but also (dated) a chamber pot or outhouse.

    美国 俚语
  3. 3.

    A Western man traveling in East Asia.

    俚语
  4. 4.

    A male mule.

    公骡

词汇关系

名词

同义词 9

can bathroom trick toilet privy lavatory lav whoremaster whoremonger

上位词 3

room client customer

下位词 10

head closet convenience restroom loo washroom comfort station public convenience public toilet water closet

部分词 8

can toilet pot throne stool potty crapper commode

相关短语

John the Baptist na. 【宗】施洗的约翰 [网络] 施洗约翰；施洗者约翰；若翰洗者 John Doe 某人；普通人；无名氏 john school John Thomas John Bull 约翰牛 John Dory 鲂鱼 John Barleycorn n. <谑>大麦约翰(制酒的麦芽或啤酒等含酒精饮料的拟人化名称) John Hancock n. 亲笔签名 John Q. Public John Law John Lennon glasses John Lennon spectacles John Henry n. 亲笔签名；约翰·亨利（美国民间传说中的黑人英雄） John Does

词源

From the male given name John (q.v.), whose ubiquity led to extensive use of the name in generic contexts. Its use for toilets derives from John and Cousin John, which both probably relate to jacques and jakes, used in equivalent senses by the British and Irish.

来源：wiktionary