john

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈd͡ʒɒn/    美 /ˈd͡ʒɑn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A prostitute's client. US,slang
    — The girls sat there while the johns (customers) moped around giving them the once-over.
  2. A device or place for urination and defecation: now usually a toilet or lavatory, but also (dated) a chamber pot or outhouse. US,slang
  3. A Western man traveling in East Asia. slang
  4. A male mule.

词形变化

johns plural John alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
johnny house john school long john long johns poor-john portajohn port-o-john rent-a-john square john whisky john
相关词
roti john

词源

From the male given name John (q.v.), whose ubiquity led to extensive use of the name in generic contexts. Its use for toilets derives from John and Cousin John, which both probably relate to jacques and jakes, used in equivalent senses by the British and Irish.
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