privy

privy
adjective
  1. [predic.](privy to)sharing in the knowledge of (something secret or private)
    私下知情的；参与秘密的
    he was no longer privy to her innermost thoughts.
    他不再能分享她内心深处的想法。
    ■(archaic)hidden; secret
    (古)隐蔽的；秘密的
    a privy place.
    隐蔽场所。
(pl. -ies)
  1. a toilet located in a small shed outside a house or other building
    （屋外的）厕所
  2. (Law)a person having a part or interest in any action, matter, or thing
    (律)（共同参与行动或有共同利益的）利害关系人，当事人
派生
privily
adverb
语源
  1. Middle English (originally in the sense 'belonging to one's own private circle'): from Old French prive 'private' (also used as a noun meaning 'private place' and 'familiar friend'), from Latin privatus 'withdrawn from public life' (see private)
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