commode
/kəˈməʊd/noun
1
- a piece of furniture containing a concealed chamber pot便桶箱。
1.1
- N. Amer. a toilet〈北美〉盥洗室。
1.2
- N. Amer. historical a movable washstand〈北美, 史〉活动脸盆架, 盥洗台。
2
- a chest of drawers or chiffonier of a decorative type popular in the 18th century五斗橱; 小衣柜; （18世纪流行的装饰性的）西洋梳镜柜, 高衣橱。
词源
mid 18th cent. (in sense 2)： from French, literally 'convenient, suitable', from Latin commodus. Sense 1 dates from the early 19th cent.