lavatory

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n. 洗脸盆, 厕所

发音

UK /ˈlæv.ə.tɹi/
其它
UK /ˈlæv.ə.təɹ.i/
US /ˈlæv.ə.t(ɔ)ɹ.i/

词形变化

lavatories 复数 lavatories

别名

lav lavat'ry

教材释义与例句

名词

厕所,盥洗室

a toilet or the room a toilet is in

...the ladies' lavatory.

…女厕所。

释义与例句

n. C1
  1. 1.

    A vessel or fixture for washing, particularly

    And thow shalt make a brasun lauatory with his foot to wasshe with.

  2. 2.

    A vessel or fixture for washing

    A laver: a washbasin.

  3. 3.

    A vessel or fixture for washing

    A bathtub.

    古体
  4. 4.

    A vessel or fixture for washing

    A lavabo: the basin used for washing one's hands before handling the Eucharist.

    宗教
  5. 5.

    A vessel or fixture for washing

    A baptismal font: the basin used for baptism, used figuratively for the washing away of sins.

    比喻 宗教
  6. 6.

    A vessel or fixture for washing

    A plumbing fixture used for washing: a sink.

    商务 建筑 工程

    Their 'bathroom' included a toilet and a lavatory but no bath.

  7. 7.

    Handwashing as an act, particularly

    The lavabo: the ritual washing of hands before handling the eucharist.

    宗教
  8. 8.

    Handwashing as an act, particularly

    The ritual washing of hands after using the piscina to clean the communion vessels.

    宗教
  9. 9.

    A plumbing fixture for urination and defecation: a toilet.

    英国
  10. 10.

    Handwashing as an act, particularly

    Wᵗ condicion that at the tyme of the Lavatory eueryche of theym turne theym to the people, and exorte theym to pray for ye soules following...

  11. 11.

    A liquid used in washing; a lotion; a wash; a rinse.

    废旧
  12. 12.

    A washroom: a room used for washing the face and hands.

    过时
  13. 13.

    A room containing a toilet: a bathroom (US) or WC (UK).

    委婉

    Americans don't know 'WC' and Brits mock 'bathroom' but everyone usually understands 'toilet' or 'lavatory'.

  14. 14.

    A place to wash clothes: a laundry.

    过时
  15. 15.

    A place where gold is panned.

    废旧
  16. 16.

    A paved room in a mortuary where corpses are kept under a shower of disinfecting fluid.

    废旧
  17. 17.

    A vessel or fixture for washing

    A piscina: the basin used for washing communion vessels.

    宗教
adj.
  1. 1.

    Washing, or cleansing by washing.

    过时

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词源

From Middle English lavatorie, from Late Latin lavātōrium, from Latin lavāre (“to wash”) + -ium (forming places related to an activity). As a place to pan gold, via Spanish lavadero. Doublet of lavatorium and laver. See also lave.

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