privy
/ˈprɪvɪ; `prɪvɪ/ 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）.