privy

英 [ˈprɪvi]

美 [ˈprɪvi]

adj.  准许知情; 可参与秘事
n.  (户外)厕所，茅房

复数：privies　

Collins.1 / BNC.8767 / COCA.13963

牛津词典

adj.

• 准许知情；可参与秘事
  allowed to know about sth secret
  1. She was not privy to any information contained in the letters.
     她未获准接触那些信的内容。

noun

• （户外）厕所，茅房
  a toilet, especially an outdoor one

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 允许获知的；知情的；了解内情的
  If you areprivy tosomething secret, you have been allowed to know about it.
  1. Only three people, including a policeman, will be privy to the facts.
     只会允许3个人，其中包括一名警察，了解这些内情。
• （尤指户外的）厕所，茅房
  Aprivyis a toilet, especially one that is in a small building outside a house.

英英释义

noun

• a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
  Synonym:outhouseearth-closetjakes
• a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
  Synonym:toiletlavatorylavcanjohnbathroom

adj

• hidden from general view or use
  1. a privy place to rest and think
  2. a secluded romantic spot
  3. a secret garden
  Synonym:secludedsecret

双语例句

• I wasn't privy to the negotiations.
  我对那些谈判并不知情。
• So now you're privy to the mind of God in heaven?
  你私下跟上帝聊过了？
• I was made privy to the secret.
  我已闻该秘密。
• There was a release clause in my contract that no one was supposed to be privy to but if people go and mention that I can't help it.
  在我的合同里，有个额外的条款，但人们总不断的提到它，我也无能为力。
• Now, another privy without privacy has been found-right under the noses of the media.
  而现在，就在媒体的眼皮底下，另一间毫无私密性的厕所被发现了。
• I was hardly privy to everything about his practice.
  我对他的行医状况毫不知情。
• You gather the kindling, husk the acorns, and dig a new privy hole when asked.
  你采集火柴，剥橡果，叫你挖一个单独的新洞你就挖。
• I'm not even privy to his briefings.
  甚至在他的简要报告中都很少提到我。
• The privy took proceedings against the company.
  当事人对这家公司提起诉讼。
• The privy's out the back.
  厕所在房子后面。