lav·a·to·ry
noun/ˈlævətri/
/ˈlævətɔːri/
(plural lavatories)
(old-fashioned or formal)- (especially British English) a toilet, or a room with a toilet in it
抽水马桶；厕所；卫生间；洗手间；盥洗室 - There's a bathroom and a lavatory upstairs.
楼上有浴室和卫生间。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- public
- gents’
- ladies’
- …
- go to
- use
- visit
- …
- bowl
- chain
- cistern
- …
- in the lavatory
- on the lavatory
- There's a bathroom and a lavatory upstairs.
- (British English) a public building or part of a building, with toilets in it
公共厕所（或卫生间、洗手间、盥洗室） - The nearest public lavatory is at the station.
最近的公共厕所在车站。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- public
- gents’
- ladies’
- …
- go to
- use
- visit
- …
- bowl
- chain
- cistern
- …
- in the lavatory
- on the lavatory
- The nearest public lavatory is at the station.
Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin lavatorium ‘place for washing’, from Latin lavare ‘to wash’. The word originally denoted something in which to wash, such as a bath or pool for bathing, later (mid 17th cent.) a room with washing facilities; the current sense dates from the 19th cent.