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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

        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

        • And who might have been privy to it.
          并且谁能接触到它。
        • So the Privy Council was also called the King's Council in history.
          它在历史上也称为国王议会。
        • 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。
        • 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。
        • I was made privy to the secret.
          我已闻该秘密。
        • 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。
        • Outsiders are not privy to the party's inner workings.
          外人无法得知该党的内部运作。