Privy
Slang Term
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含义: Old-fashioned word for toilet, especially outdoor.
厕所的老式说法，尤其是室外厕所。
Palabra anticuada para el váter, especialmente el exterior.
トイレの古風な言い方。特に屋外トイレ。
화장실의 구식 표현. 특히 야외 화장실.
'Privy' is an old-fashioned word for toilet, especially outdoor toilets. From 'private' (a private place). Rarely used now except in historical contexts or for rustic outdoor toilets.
'Privy'是厕所的老式说法，尤其指室外厕所。源自'private'（私密的地方）。现在很少使用，除了历史语境或指乡村的室外厕所。
'Privy' es una palabra anticuada para el váter, especialmente los retretes exteriores. Viene de 'private' (un lugar privado). Raramente se usa hoy excepto en contextos históricos o para retretes exteriores rústicos.
「Privy」はトイレの古風な言い方で、特に屋外トイレを指す。「private（プライベートな場所）」に由来する。現在はほとんど使われず、歴史的な文脈や田舎の屋外トイレについて言う時のみ。
'Privy'는 화장실, 특히 야외 화장실을 뜻하는 구식 표현입니다. 'private'(사적인 장소)에서 유래했습니다. 현재는 역사적 맥락이나 시골의 야외 화장실을 가리킬 때를 제외하면 거의 사용되지 않습니다.
例句
- The privy's out back. 茅厕在后面La letrina está en la parte de atrás便所は裏手にある변소는 뒤쪽에 있어.
- An old outdoor privy. 一个老式的室外茅厕Una vieja letrina exterior古い屋外便所오래된 야외 변소.
- Where's the privy? 茅厕在哪里？¿Dónde está la letrina?便所はどこ？변소가 어디야?
发音
/ˈprɪvi/
用法指南
语境: historical, rural
语气: old-fashioned
✓ 正确说法
- Old-fashioned for toilet厕所的老式称呼anticuado para váterトイレの古風な呼び方화장실의 구식 표현
✗ 错误说法
- Archaic—rarely used古老用语——很少使用Arcaico, se usa raramente古語的——ほとんど使われない고어—거의 사용되지 않음
常见错误
- Very old-fashioned
起源与历史
From 'privy' meaning private—a private place for personal business. The standard word for toilet before modern plumbing. Now archaic except for outdoor toilets.
词源: From privy (private)
最早记录: Medieval
文化背景
Era: Medieval onwards
Generation: Older generations
Social background: Universal
Pop culture: Historical settings
Regional notes: Old-fashioned, mostly historical.
变体
PrivyOuthouse
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