predic.(privy to)
1- sharing in the knowledge of (something secret or private)私下知情的; 参与秘密的：
he was no longer privy to her innermost thoughts.
他不再能分享她内心深处的想法。
1.1
- archaic hidden; secret〈古〉隐蔽的; 秘密的：
a privy place.
隐蔽场所。
(pl. -ies)
1
- a toilet located in a small shed outside a house or other building（屋外的）厕所。
2
- Law a person having a part or interest in any action, matter, or thing【律】（共同参与行动或有共同利益的）利害关系人, 当事人。
派生词
privily
adverb词源
Middle English （originally in the sense 'belonging to one's own private circle'）： from Old French prive 'private' （also used as a noun meaning 'private place' and 'familiar friend'），from Latin privatus 'withdrawn from public life' （see PRIVATE）.