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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

        • So now you're privy to the mind of God in heaven?
          你私下跟上帝聊过了?
        • 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。
        • A privy place to rest and think; a secluded romantic spot; a secret garden.
          一个休息和思考的私人空间;一个隐蔽的传奇的地点;秘密花园。
        • Beyond were a great tree of strawberry apples, the traditional privy, a modest barn, a hen house, a corn crib, and a pigpen.
          再外面有一颗草莓苹果树,一个老式的厕所,一个不大的谷仓,一个鸡舍,一个谷物饲料槽,和一个猪圈。
        • For many countries ( especially commonwealth countries) appealed may be hear from the highest court of these countries by the privy council.
          对许多国家(尤其是英联邦国家)枢密院可能会审理来自最高法院的上诉。
        • I'm not even privy to his briefings.
          甚至在他的简要报告中都很少提到我。
        • 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 French seem to be privy to this fashion truth.
          法国时装这似乎是获知真相。
        • I'm really not privy to that kind of information.
          我还不能提供这些信息。
        • 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。