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

• 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。
• So now you're privy to the mind of God in heaven?
  你私下跟上帝聊过了？
• The privy's out the back.
  厕所在房子后面。
• The French seem to be privy to this fashion truth.
  法国时装这似乎是获知真相。
• 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。
• I'm not privy to the details of the international beer delivery, but I can tell you that the president is somebody who makes good on his bets, White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters later on Friday.
  啤酒递送的细节我就不清楚了，但我可以告诉你的是，奥巴马总统是一个赌局中信誉良好的人。周五白宫发言人乔什厄尼思特向记者如是说。
• Mr Thaksin has called for the resignation of two privy counsellors whom he says were behind the2006 coup.
  他信要求两名私人顾问辞职，他说此二人参与了2006年的政变。
• I wasn't privy to the negotiations.
  我对那些谈判并不知情。
• And who might have been privy to it.
  并且谁能接触到它。