privy

内情に通じた、秘密を知っている

内情や秘密を知ることが認められている。

やさしい英語で： Allowed to know private or secret information.

• I was not privy to their plans.
• She is privy to confidential information.
• Were you privy to the discussions about the sale?

使い方： be privy to something (Only a few staff members were privy to the plans.)

類義語： informed, in the know

反対語： unaware, uninformed

よく使う表現： privy to something, privy to secrets, privy to discussions

屋外便所、外便所

家の外にある便所。小さな別棟に設けられることが多い。

やさしい英語で： A toilet outside a house, often in a small separate building.

• The privy stood behind the cottage.
• We followed a muddy path to the wooden privy.
• The old farmhouses had no bathrooms, only outdoor privies.

類義語： outhouse, outdoor toilet, latrine

よく使う表現： outdoor privy, wooden privy, garden privy

便所、お手洗い

便器が設置されている部屋。

やさしい英語で： A room containing a toilet.

• The privy was upstairs.
• A narrow door led to the indoor privy.
• The house had two privies but no room for bathing.

類義語： toilet, lavatory, toilet room

よく使う表現： indoor privy, small privy, privy door

便器

排尿や排便のために使う器具。

やさしい英語で： The bowl or seat that people use when getting rid of waste from their bodies.

• The privy had a wooden seat.
• A cracked porcelain privy stood in the corner.
• They replaced the old privy with a modern toilet.

類義語： toilet, lavatory, water closet

よく使う表現： porcelain privy, privy seat, flush the privy

承継人、利害関係人

元の契約や事件に直接関わらず、他人の権利や利益と法的につながる人。

やさしい英語で： Someone legally connected with another person's rights or interests, though not directly involved in the original agreement or case.

• The heir was a privy in estate.
• The judgment bound the parties and their privies.
• A privy may acquire rights through a person who signed the contract.

使い方： a privy to someone (The court treated the heir as a privy to the original owner.)

よく使う表現： privy in estate, privy in law, party or privy