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

Or as sulky as a member of the Privy council.
也可以像英国枢密院的议员般严厉。
I was hardly privy to everything about his practice.
我对他的行医状况毫不知情。
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。
After a series of encounters, the young man learns that effective managers are privy to three secrets.
在经历过一系列遭遇之后，这个年轻人懂得了高效经理人要通晓三个秘密。
And who might have been privy to it.
并且谁能接触到它。
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。
The French seem to be privy to this fashion truth.
法国时装这似乎是获知真相。
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。
I wasn't privy to the negotiations.
我对那些谈判并不知情。
The privy took proceedings against the company.
当事人对这家公司提起诉讼。