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单词 gents
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gentsn.

Brit. /dʒɛnts/, U.S. /dʒɛnts/
Forms: also with capital initial.
Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: gent n.2
Etymology: < the plural of gent n.2, after gentleman n. 9.
British. colloquial.
Usually preceded by the. A public toilet or washroom for men. Cf. gentleman n. 9.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [noun] > water-closet or lavatory > public > men's
the gentlemen's1929
men's room1929
gents1938
1938 G. Greene Brighton Rock i. ii. 28 He's just gone into the gents to have a wash.
1968 Listener 1 Aug. 141/1 The only place you could talk to Harrer was in the gents, and even there not for long.
2012 Northern Echo (Nexis) 14 Apr. 11 Luke..set light to a toilet roll holder in a cubicle in the gents at The Shoulder of Mutton.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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