英语词汇“lavatory”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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...

Soap characters never go to the lavatory, partly I guess because the loo is an unlikely place for dialogue and partly because if they did it once, they'd always be having to go.
Its first dramatic peak was interrupted by an old lady who wanted to go to the lavatory.
I was soon able to buy my first property, which brought home another miracle of modernity: that you can go to the lavatory inside the house!

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....

I swallowed my tears and washed my face in the small sink in the adjacent lavatory.
They can be fabricated with near-invisible seams, and some brands offer a range of sinks and lavatories which can be fabricated integrally with the tops.

Origin

Late 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.

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... Soap characters never go to the lavatory, partly I guess because the loo is an unlikely place for dialogue and partly because if they did it once, they'd always be having to go. Its first dramatic peak was interrupted by an old lady who wanted to go to the lavatory. I was soon able to buy my first property, which brought home another miracle of modernity: that you can go to the lavatory inside the house! 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.... I swallowed my tears and washed my face in the small sink in the adjacent lavatory. They can be fabricated with near-invisible seams, and some brands offer a range of sinks and lavatories which can be fabricated integrally with the tops. Origin Late 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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