privy
adj
1 [attrib 作定语]
(arch 古) private; secret 个人的; 私人的; 秘密的: a privy matter 私事.
2 [pred 作表语]
~ to sth (fml 文) sharing in the secret of sth 私下知情; 参与秘事
They were accused of being privy to the plot against the king. 他们被控欺君谋反、 知情不举.
I wasn't privy to the negotiations. 我对那些谈判并不知情. privy, n primitive lavatory, esp out of doors 简陋厕所(尤指室外的).
🗣️ 情景例句
I consider him my best friend.
我将他视为我最好的朋友。
When he moved to France, the children adapted very well.
他移居法国后,孩子们很适应那里的生活。
So it is a comparatively simple step from locating the sea bottom to locating a shoal of fish.