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

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.

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

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 really not privy to that kind of information.
我还不能提供这些信息。
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。
In my capacity as assistant director, I'm now privy to personnel files.
从我副主任的观点来看，我私人的观点。
I feel as if I am back in the privy again, watching my father die.
我感觉自己又回到了那个厕所，看着自己的父亲死亡。
Victoria: It is with a sense of reverence and honour that I address you, my Privy Councillors, as your Sovereign and Queen.
维多利亚：作为你们的君主和女王，怀着崇敬和荣幸之情，我任命你们为枢密院议员。
And who might have been privy to it.
并且谁能接触到它。
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。
After a series of encounters, the young man learns that effective managers are privy to three secrets.
在经历过一系列遭遇之后，这个年轻人懂得了高效经理人要通晓三个秘密。
The Privy Council tipped the promoters of the company to go ahead.
枢密院示意公司的创办人继续进行。