"jakes" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 戶外廁所（古語）

Definition

一個過時或歷史用語，指的是戶外的廁所或簡易茅房，通常是與主樓分開的簡陋建築。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“jakes” 是非常古老的英語詞語，現在幾乎只在歷史文獻或文學作品（如莎士比亞）中見到。在現代英語中幾乎不用，有時用於幽默或歷史效果。

Examples

The old house had a jakes behind the garden.

那座老房子花園後面有一個**戶外廁所**。

In Shakespeare's time, people used a jakes.

在莎士比亞時代，人們用**戶外廁所**。

The jakes was made of wood and had no running water.

**戶外廁所**是用木頭做的，沒有自來水。

You won't see a jakes in any modern city, that's for sure.

在現代城市裡，你肯定看不到**戶外廁所**了。

Back in the day, a trip to the jakes on a cold night was no fun at all.

過去，寒冷的夜裡上**戶外廁所**一點都不好玩。

They found old coins buried next to what used to be the jakes.

他們在以前的**戶外廁所**旁邊挖到了老硬幣。