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单词 lavatory
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
lav•a•to•ry /ˈlævəˌtɔri/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -ries. 
  1. a room fitted with washbowls and toilets.
  2. a flush toilet.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
lav•a•to•ry  (lavə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries. 
  1. a room fitted with equipment for washing the hands and face and usually with flush toilet facilities.
  2. a flush toilet;
    water closet.
  3. a bowl or basin with running water for washing or bathing purposes;
    washbowl.
  4. any place where washing is done.
  • Late Latin lavātōrium washing-place, equivalent. to Latin lavā(re) to wash + -tōrium -tory2
  • Middle English lavatorie 1325–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
lavatory /ˈlævətərɪ -trɪ/ n ( pl -ries)

  1. Also called: toilet, water closet, WC a sanitary installation for receiving and disposing of urine and faeces, consisting of a bowl fitted with a water-flushing device and connected to a drain
  2. a room containing such an installation
Etymology: 14th Century: from Late Latin lavātōrium, from Latin lavāre to wash
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