单词 | lavatory |
释义 | lavatory/ˈlavət(ə)ri![]() noun (plural lavatories) 1A room, building, or cubicle containing a toilet or toilets: he locked himself in the downstairs lavatory public lavatories...
Synonyms toilet, WC, water closet, (public) convenience, cloakroom, facilities, powder room, urinal, privy, latrine, outhouse, earth closet, jakes; North American washroom, bathroom, rest room, men's room, ladies' room, commode, comfort station; French pissoir; Nautical head informal little girls' room, little boys' room, smallest room British informal loo, bog, the Ladies, the Gents, khazi, lav, throne, thunderbox Northern English informal netty North American informal can, john, honey bucket Australian/New Zealand informal dunny, little house vulgar slang pisser, shithouse, shitter archaic closet, garderobe 1.1British A flush toilet: she flushed the lavatory I needed to go to the lavatory 1.2North American A sink or washbasin in a bathroom or toilet.Do not put a plugged-in electrical appliance where it can fall or be pulled into water, as in the kitchen sink, bathroom lavatory or tub....
OriginLate Middle English: from late Latin lavatorium 'place for washing', from Latin lavare 'to wash'. The word originally denoted something in which to wash, such as a bath or piscina, later (mid 17th century) a room with washing facilities; the current sense dates from the 19th century. |
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