Word · Frequency #16914
potty
幼儿便盆；儿童坐便器
A small, usually plastic, bowl-shaped toilet used to train young children to use a regular toilet.
- 1.
A chamber pot.
夜壶。
- 2.
A small, usually plastic, chamber pot used to toilet-train small children.
用于训练幼儿如厕的小型塑料便盆。
便壶；夜壶；夜壶。；用于训练幼儿如厕的小型塑料便盆。；便壶
In use
When your child is ready, put the potty in a quiet corner of the bathroom.
The little boy carried his potty to the living room, but his mother told him to take it back.
After several tries, the toddler finally used the potty by herself.
sit on the potty
主语通常为幼儿或儿童。
The toddler sat on the potty by herself.
那个幼儿自己坐在便盆上。
use the potty
常用于如厕训练的语境。
He is learning to use the potty.
他正在学习使用便盆。
need the potty
这是儿童语或家长对幼儿说的委婉说法。
Connections
Collocations
- potty training
- 如厕训练；便盆训练
- Potty training is a big step for toddlers.如厕训练是幼儿成长中的重要一步。
- potty chair
- 儿童坐便椅
- He sits on his potty chair every morning.他每天早上坐在他的儿童坐便椅上。
- potty seat
- 儿童马桶座圈
- We put a potty seat on the toilet for our daughter.我们为女儿在马桶上放了儿童马桶座圈。
- sit on the potty
- 坐在便盆上
- The child needs help sitting on the potty.孩子需要帮助才能坐到便盆上。
- use the potty
- 用便盆如厕
- She is learning to use the potty at daycare.她正在托儿所学习使用便盆。
- go potty
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 potty 看成 pot（罐）+ y，小宝宝的小便盆就像一个小罐子。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：home、childcare、toilet training potty 作名词时通常用于日常口语，尤其在家庭或育儿场景中说到幼儿如厕训练或小型便盆时比较常见；正式书面语或医疗语境较少使用，常换成更正式的说法。
Grammar Note
注意复数形式是 potties，不是 pottys。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with 'potty' (/ˈpɒti/) in British English, sharing the final /ɒti/ sound. Be careful with lookalikes like 'pretty' (/ˈprɪti/) and 'patty' (/ˈpæti/), which have different vowels.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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