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

The French seem to be privy to this fashion truth.
法国时装这似乎是获知真相。
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。
The Privy Council was formerly the chief source of executive power in the state and give private advice to the king.
枢密院原来是政府行政权力的源泉，给君主提供“私人”建议。
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'm not privy to the details of the international beer delivery, but I can tell you that the president is somebody who makes good on his bets, White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters later on Friday.
啤酒递送的细节我就不清楚了，但我可以告诉你的是，奥巴马总统是一个赌局中信誉良好的人。周五白宫发言人乔什厄尼思特向记者如是说。
I'm really not privy to that kind of information.
我还不能提供这些信息。
The privy's out the back.
厕所在房子后面。
I wasn't privy to the negotiations.
我对那些谈判并不知情。
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。
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。