Word · Frequency #8767
privy
厕所；卫生间
a toilet; a room or fixture for urination and defecation
- 1.
An outdoor facility for urination and defecation, whether open (latrine) or enclosed (outhouse).
户外排便排尿设施,或开放(厕所)或封闭(户外厕所)。
- 2.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
配有一个或多个厕所的房间或建筑
- 3.
A lavatory: a room with a toilet.
盥洗室:有马桶的房间。
- 4.
a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
一个小的附属建筑,带有一个有孔的长凳供人排便
- 5.
A toilet: a fixture used for urination and defecation.
马桶:用于排尿排便的装置。
- 6.
A partaker; one having an interest in an action, contract, etc. to which he is not himself a party.
户外厕所；茅厕；利害关系人；户外排便排尿设施,或开放(厕所)或封闭(户外厕所)。；配有一个或多个厕所的房间或建筑；盥洗室:有马桶的房间。
In use
The old farmhouse had a small privy in the backyard.
During the camping trip, we used a rustic privy behind the cabin.
The historical museum restored an 18th-century privy for visitors to see.
use the privy
常用于描述历史或乡村生活的语境。
In the old days, people used a privy instead of a flush toilet.
在过去，人们使用户外厕所而不是抽水马桶。
go to the privy
He had to go to the privy in the middle of the night.
他不得不在半夜去厕所。
an outdoor privy
通常用形容词修饰，如outdoor, old, small等。
Connections
Collocations
- use the privy
- 使用厕所
- In rural areas, many families still use the privy behind the house.在农村地区，许多家庭仍然使用屋后的厕所。
- go to the privy
- 去厕所
- He excused himself to go to the privy before the meeting started.他在会议开始前告辞去上厕所。
- backyard privy
- 后院厕所
- The old house had a backyard privy that was rarely used.那栋老房子有一个很少用的后院厕所。
- wooden privy
- 木质厕所
- They built a simple wooden privy near the campsite.他们在露营地附近建了一个简单的木质厕所。
- build a privy
- 建一个厕所
- Volunteers helped build a privy for the school in the remote village.志愿者们帮助那个偏远村庄的学校建了一个厕所。
- clean the privy
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象“privy”是“private”（私人的）和“pee”（小便）的结合，即私人小便处。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：户外厕所、历史建筑 “privy”作为名词时，通常指户外厕所或历史建筑中的厕所，语气比较正式或古旧，现代语体中较少使用。
Grammar Note
该词通常指室外独立的小厕所，较为古老或非正式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending with 'vy' pronounced /ɪvi/ (e.g., bivvy, divvy, skivvy) rhyme with privy. Words like ivy (/aɪvi/), navy (/neɪvi/), heavy (/hɛvi/) share the 'vy' spelling but have different vowel sounds and do not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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