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

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。
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。
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 was hardly privy to everything about his practice.
我对他的行医状况毫不知情。
The privy's out the back.
厕所在房子后面。
Outsiders are not privy to the party's inner workings.
外人无法得知该党的内部运作。
I wasn't privy to the negotiations.
我对那些谈判并不知情。
There was a release clause in my contract that no one was supposed to be privy to but if people go and mention that I can't help it.
在我的合同里，有个额外的条款，但人们总不断的提到它，我也无能为力。
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。
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。