Privyとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From 中期英語 pryvy, prive, from Old French privé (“private”), from Latin prīvātus (“deprived”), perfect passive participle of prīvō (“I bereave, deprive; I free, release”). Doublet of private.

発音

• IPA: /ˈpɹɪvi/
• 韻: -ɪvi

形容詞

privy (comparative more privy, superlative most privy)

1. (now chiefly historical) Private, exclusive; not public; one's own. [from early 13th c.]

   The king retreated to his privy chamber.

   the privy purse

2. (now rare, archaic) Secret, hidden, concealed.
   • 1967, William Styron, The Confessions of Nat Turner, Vintage, published 2004, page 82:

     Nonetheless, in the dark and privy stillness of our minds there are few of us who are not still haunted by worrisome doubts.

3. With knowledge of; party to; let in on. [from late 14th c.]

   He was privy to the discussions.

   • April 5 2022, Tina Brown, “How Princess Diana’s Dance With the Media Impacted William and Harry”, in Vanity Fair‎:

     William understood Diana more but idealized her less. He was privy to her volatile love life. He knew the tabloids made her life hell, but he also knew she colluded with them.

     adapted from the book The Palace Papers, published 2022 by Penguin Books

派生語

関連する語

• ignorant (antonym)

名詞

privy (plural privies)

1. An outdoor facility for urination and defecation, whether open (latrine) or enclosed (outhouse).
2. A lavatory: a room with a toilet.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bathroom

   • 1921, Aldous Huxley, Crome Yellow‎, London: Chatto & Windus:

     To counteract these degrading effects he advised that the privy should be in every house the room nearest to heaven, […] .

3. A toilet: a fixture used for urination and defecation.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:toilet

   • 1864 January 26, J.G. Lindsay, letter to P.P.L. O'Connel, §8:

     Arconum—I found two chairs wanting in the gentlemen's room, and the bath room attached applied to other purposes... the privies and urinaries clean...

4. (law) A partaker; one having an interest in an action, contract, etc. to which he is not himself a party.