privy
英['pr?v?]
美['pr?vi]
- adj. 私人的；不公開的；秘密參與的
- n. 有利害關系的人；廁所
詞態變化
復數:?privies;
中文詞源
privy 準許知事的，可參與秘事的
來自古法語prive,私密的，私密場所，詞源同private.用于政治術語準許知情的，可參與政事的。
英文詞源
- privy (adj.)
- "private," early 13c., from Old French privé "friendly, intimate; a private place," from Latin privatus "private, personal" (see private (adj.)). Meaning "participating in (a secret)" (usually with to) is attested from late 14c. Related: Privily. Privy Council is from c. 1300 in a general sense; specifically of the British government, first attested late 14c., as consaile priue. Privy member "organ of sex" is from late 13c.
- privy (n.)
- "toilet," c. 1200, from Old French privé, privee "latrine," literally "private place," from noun use of adjective privé (see privy (adj.)).
雙語例句
- 1. Only three people, including a policeman, will be privy to the facts.
- 只會允許3個人，其中包括一名警察，了解這些內情。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The privy's out the back.
- 廁所在房子后面。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. She was not privy to any information contained in the letters.
- 她未獲準接觸那些信的內容。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. Very few of them were privy to the details of the conspiracy.
- 他們中很少有人知道這一陰謀的詳情.
來自辭典例句
- 5. The Privy Council tipped the promoters of the company to go ahead.
- 樞密院示意公司的創辦人繼續進行.
來自辭典例句