Word · Frequency #11694
restroom
公共厕所；洗手间
核心释义
a toilet available to the public
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公共厕所
a toilet that is available to the public
公共厕所；洗手间；休息室；更衣室；厕所
用法In use
Excuse me, could you tell me where the restroom is?
用法提示：restroom 作名词，指公共洗手间。
The restroom at the gas station was clean and well-lit.
用法提示：restroom 指加油站里的公共厕所。
She asked the waiter if there was a restroom on the second floor.
用法提示：restroom 表示公共场所的厕所。
go to the restroom
常用礼貌表达，避免直接说'厕所'。
Excuse me, I need to go to the restroom.
不好意思，我需要去一下洗手间。
use the restroom
询问使用许可时的正式说法。
May I use your restroom?
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- public restroom
- 公共厕所
- The museum has a public restroom on the first floor.博物馆一楼有一个公共厕所。
- use the restroom
- 使用洗手间
- May I use the restroom, please?请问我可以使用洗手间吗？
- restroom break
- 如厕休息时间
- The driver pulled over for a quick restroom break.司机靠边停车，让大家快速上个厕所休息一下。
- men's restroom
- 男厕所
- The men's restroom is down the hall.男厕所在走廊尽头。
- restroom facilities
- 洗手间设施
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
rest + room：休息的房间。外出时想“休息”一下，其实是找公共厕所。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：商场、机场、餐厅、公共场馆 restroom 是表示公共厕所的常见中性礼貌说法，多用于商场、机场、餐厅等公共场所。它比 toilet 更客气，通常在面对陌生人或正式场合中使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the transparent spelling chunk -room and rhyme with the final syllable of "restroom" (/ruːm/ or /rʊm/). Note: "strum" /strʌm/ looks similar to the end of "restroom" but uses /ʌ/, and "rest" /rɛst/ only matches the first syllable, so neither rhymes.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.