"lavatory" in Chinese (Traditional)
盥洗室洗手間 (正式)
Definition
盥洗室是一個正式或老式的詞,指有馬桶和洗手池的房間,尤其用於公共場所或交通工具上。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
'Lavatory' 非常正式,平時很少用,多見於公共場所、飛機或火車標誌。日常語言裡更常用「廁所」「洗手間」。這個詞聽起來較為古老或技術性。
Examples
Where is the lavatory?
**盥洗室**在哪裡?
The train has a clean lavatory at the end of the carriage.
火車車廂末端有個乾淨的**盥洗室**。
Please use the lavatory before takeoff.
請在起飛前使用**盥洗室**。
The sign says the lavatory is out of order.
標誌上寫著**盥洗室**故障。
I couldn’t find the lavatory anywhere on this floor.
我在這一層找不到**盥洗室**。
Excuse me, is there a lavatory nearby?
請問,附近有**盥洗室**嗎?