privy

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a. 个人的, 私人的, 秘密的, 隐蔽的 n. 有利害关系的人, 当事人, 厕所

发音

其它 /ˈpɹɪvi/
US /ˈpɹɪvi/

词形变化

privies 复数 privies more privy 比较级 priviest most privy 最高级

别名

privie

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An outdoor facility for urination and defecation, whether open (latrine) or enclosed (outhouse).

  2. 2.

    A lavatory: a room with a toilet.

  3. 3.

    A toilet: a fixture used for urination and defecation.

    Arconum—I found two chairs wanting in the gentlemen's room, and the bath room attached applied to other purposes... the privies and urinaries clean...

  4. 4.

    A partaker; one having an interest in an action, contract, etc. to which he is not himself a party.

    法律
adj.
  1. 1.

    Private, exclusive; not public; one's own.

    历史

    The king retreated to his privy chamber.

    the privy purse

  2. 2.

    Secret, hidden, concealed.

    古体
  3. 3.

    With knowledge of; party to; let in on.

    He was privy to the discussions.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 9

can john bathroom toilet lavatory outhouse jakes earth closet lav

上位词 2

room outbuilding

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
形容词

同义词 2

secret secluded

近义相关 2

private informed

相关短语

privy council 枢密院 Privy Purse privy councils privy seal [法] 御玺 privy councillor privy house privy houses privy councillors Privy Purses privy seals privy parts privy member privy members privy mark

词源

From Middle English pryvy, prive, from Old French privé (“private”), from Latin prīvātus (“deprived”), perfect passive participle of prīvō (“to bereave, deprive; to free, release”). Doublet of private.

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