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

d. A particular appliance; a utensil; formerly applied commonly to a conveyance; now often used euphemistically, spec. a (public) lavatory, a water-closet; esp. in public convenience.

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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > [noun]

passagec1300

carriagea1398

port1598

conveyancea1616

vehicle1641

conveniency1660

convenience1671

machine1687

voiture1698

transportation1853

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > (a) means > equipment for any action or undertaking > a device or contrivance

compassinga1300

graithc1375

jetc1380

cautelc1440

quaint?a1450

invention1546

trick1548

frame1558

fashion1562

device1570

conveyance1596

address1598

molition1598

fabric1600

machine1648

fancy1665

art1667

fanglementa1670

convenience1671

conveniency1725

contraption1825

affair1835

rig1845

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [noun] > water-closet or lavatory

closet1496

water closet1736

water closet1747

throne room1787

W.C.1815

netty1825

convenience1841

Johnny1847

lavabo1852

restrooma1856

small room1858

cloakroom1865

lavatory1874

bathroom1883

toilet1886

can1900

place1902

lav1913

washroom1919

head1920

lavvy1922

dike1923

smallest room1930

John1931

khazi1932

loo1940

biffy1942

Wa1953

shitcan1954

commode1958

cludgie1961

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [noun] > water-closet or lavatory > public

vespasienne1834

public lavatory1880

chalet1881

public toilet1895

rear1902

cottage1909

comfort station1923

public convenience1938

vespasian1938

facility1939

superloo1965

1671 Sir C. Lyttelton in E. M. Thompson Corr. Family of Hatton (1878) I. 65 Before they can order theyr convenience to London by land.

1700 Gov. Nicholson in W. S. Perry Hist. Coll. Amer. Colonial Church: Virginia (1870) I. 120 To find a convenience and provide necessaries for his voyage hither.

1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random II. xxxix. 19 A convenience to spit in appeared on one side of her chair.

1773 R. Graves Spiritual Quixote III. xii. xi. 293 A man packed up in this leather convenience, with a wife and two children.

1841 S. Bamford Passages Life Radical I. xlii. 236 A convenience, from which emanated the disagreeableness.

1883 Manch. Examiner 30 Oct. 8/4 A post-office car, which contains that great convenience a letter box.

1883 Stevenson in Longman's Mag. 2 296 An American railroad-car..with a stove and a convenience, one at either end.

1938 O. Lancaster Pillar to Post p. xiii The cathedral, the Dean's house..and the public convenience..are all ‘architecture’.

1958 B. Hamilton Too Much of Water ix. 185 Gents and Ladies bathrooms and conveniences.

1963 V. Nabokov Gift iii. 156 A public convenience with thujas around it.

public convenience n. (a) the convenience of the public; (b) (originally) a facility available for public use; (now) spec. a lavatory for the use of the public, a public toilet.

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1658 W. Sanderson Compl. Hist. Life King Charles 431 Acts of so high injustice, as no publick convenience can expiate or compensate.

1739 Old Whig II. lxxx. 246 On terms which may without any injustice be limited, regulated, diminished, or extinguished, for the public convenience, by the legislature.

1759 B. Martin Nat. Hist. Eng. I. 133 St. Helier is a well-built and well-inhabited Town, accommodated with public Conveniences, and much improved of late Years.

1775 J. Campbell Polit. Surv. Brit. (ed. 2) III. 275 The repairing old and making new roads and other public conveniences.

1843 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 6 278/2 Public convenience demanded great accuracy in weighing the currency.

1921 G. D. H. Cole Future of Local Govt. ii. 15 There is an overwhelming case, from the standpoint of public convenience and efficiency of service, for the regional planning of publicly owned road transport services.

1931 D. L. Sayers Five Red Herrings xiv. 154 A small alley..containing..a public convenience.

2004 C. Connelly Attention All Shipping (2005) 167 I reached the end of the esplanade, passed the public conveniences and the beach huts.

单词	public convenience
释义	> as lemmas public convenience d. A particular appliance; a utensil; formerly applied commonly to a conveyance; now often used euphemistically, spec. a (public) lavatory, a water-closet; esp. in public convenience. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > [noun] passagec1300 carriagea1398 port1598 conveyancea1616 vehicle1641 conveniency1660 convenience1671 machine1687 voiture1698 transportation1853 the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > (a) means > equipment for any action or undertaking > a device or contrivance compassinga1300 graithc1375 jetc1380 cautelc1440 quaint?a1450 invention1546 trick1548 frame1558 fashion1562 device1570 conveyance1596 address1598 molition1598 fabric1600 machine1648 fancy1665 art1667 fanglementa1670 convenience1671 conveniency1725 contraption1825 affair1835 rig1845 the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [noun] > water-closet or lavatory closet1496 water closet1736 water closet1747 throne room1787 W.C.1815 netty1825 convenience1841 Johnny1847 lavabo1852 restrooma1856 small room1858 cloakroom1865 lavatory1874 bathroom1883 toilet1886 can1900 place1902 lav1913 washroom1919 head1920 lavvy1922 dike1923 smallest room1930 John1931 khazi1932 loo1940 biffy1942 Wa1953 shitcan1954 commode1958 cludgie1961 the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [noun] > water-closet or lavatory > public vespasienne1834 public lavatory1880 chalet1881 public toilet1895 rear1902 cottage1909 comfort station1923 public convenience1938 vespasian1938 facility1939 superloo1965 1671 Sir C. Lyttelton in E. M. Thompson Corr. Family of Hatton (1878) I. 65 Before they can order theyr convenience to London by land. 1700 Gov. Nicholson in W. S. Perry Hist. Coll. Amer. Colonial Church: Virginia (1870) I. 120 To find a convenience and provide necessaries for his voyage hither. 1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random II. xxxix. 19 A convenience to spit in appeared on one side of her chair. 1773 R. Graves Spiritual Quixote III. xii. xi. 293 A man packed up in this leather convenience, with a wife and two children. 1841 S. Bamford Passages Life Radical I. xlii. 236 A convenience, from which emanated the disagreeableness. 1883 Manch. Examiner 30 Oct. 8/4 A post-office car, which contains that great convenience a letter box. 1883 Stevenson in Longman's Mag. 2 296 An American railroad-car..with a stove and a convenience, one at either end. 1938 O. Lancaster Pillar to Post p. xiii The cathedral, the Dean's house..and the public convenience..are all ‘architecture’. 1958 B. Hamilton Too Much of Water ix. 185 Gents and Ladies bathrooms and conveniences. 1963 V. Nabokov Gift iii. 156 A public convenience with thujas around it. extracted from conveniencen. public convenience public convenience n. (a) the convenience of the public; (b) (originally) a facility available for public use; (now) spec. a lavatory for the use of the public, a public toilet. ΚΠ 1658 W. Sanderson Compl. Hist. Life King Charles 431 Acts of so high injustice, as no publick convenience can expiate or compensate. 1739 Old Whig II. lxxx. 246 On terms which may without any injustice be limited, regulated, diminished, or extinguished, for the public convenience, by the legislature. 1759 B. Martin Nat. Hist. Eng. I. 133 St. Helier is a well-built and well-inhabited Town, accommodated with public Conveniences, and much improved of late Years. 1775 J. Campbell Polit. Surv. Brit. (ed. 2) III. 275 The repairing old and making new roads and other public conveniences. 1843 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 6 278/2 Public convenience demanded great accuracy in weighing the currency. 1921 G. D. H. Cole Future of Local Govt. ii. 15 There is an overwhelming case, from the standpoint of public convenience and efficiency of service, for the regional planning of publicly owned road transport services. 1931 D. L. Sayers Five Red Herrings xiv. 154 A small alley..containing..a public convenience. 2004 C. Connelly Attention All Shipping (2005) 167 I reached the end of the esplanade, passed the public conveniences and the beach huts. extracted from publicadj.n. < as lemmas
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