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Bathroom Room Euphemism 2421.Bathroom 英 Bɑːθruːm Rʊm]美 Bæθrum

正面 2421.bathroom
英 ['bɑːθruːm; -rʊm]美 ['bæθrum]

背面
释义:
n. 浴室;厕所;盥洗室
例句:
1. Before entering the bathroom, he emptied his dirty laundry into the hamper.进浴室前,他把脏衣服全都放进洗衣筐里。

1. 音译“白脱、白脱油”。

bathroom (n.)1780, from bath + room (n.). Originally a room with apparatus for bathing, used 20c. in U.S. as a euphemism for a lavatory and often noted as a word that confused British travelers. To go to the bathroom, euphemism for "relieve oneself; urinate, defecate," from 1920 (in a book for children), but typically used without regard for whether an actual bathroom is involved."

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