gentlemen's

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. possessive case of gentlemen: belonging to some or all gentlemen.
  2. Ellipsis of men's room: a lavatory intended for use by men. abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis,euphemistic,informal
    — A gents' toilet room might be found in a house that caters for the cheaper class of theatrical patronage, where the slangy language of the "goin' to the mat this aft?" style prevails. A gents toilet room is not found in the Southern Hotel. It either "men's" or "gentlemen's".

词形变化

gentlemen's plural Gentlemen's alternative

词源

Ellipsis of gentlemen's room, originally a waiting room for men but by the first attestation of gentlemen's in general use as a euphemism for a men's lavatory.
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