Expansion of WC

WC means British English toilet.

WC is the abbreviation of wafer-closet, in which the word closet is interpreted as "small room". The twentieth century dictionary defines a water closet as a small room for storing things, and "excrement" is washed away by water. WC is easy to understand, so it has been widely used. But because everyone knows what WC refers to, some people think it is indecent and use other more implicit words instead.

The meaning of WC itself is not much different from that of toilet, but rhetorically speaking, the former gives people a simple and unhygienic feeling, while the latter not only has a clean and comfortable feeling, but also can be dressed. Toilet comes from French, and even the French word "L 'eau de Toilet" is related to toilets, so it still has a very elegant feeling. Toilets are elegantly translated as "public toilets".

In general public places, toilets are divided by gender, with men or gentlemen written on them and women or ladies written on them. For example: men's toilets, women's toilets.

In Britain, a toilet or toilet. (washing: washing), toilet.

In the United States, the abbreviation WC is not used, and toilets are generally called bathrooms and lounges. (Take a bath.

In some English-based foreign languages, it is still preserved because it is easy to catch on and will not be forgotten after listening to it, which is also a linguistic feature.

This word has been used in China for more than ten years. Many people in China know that WC is the abbreviation of public toilet. The word WC has basically disappeared in English-speaking countries, so there are often foreigners who don't know WC jokes. Therefore, it will cause unnecessary doubts and misunderstandings.

In contemporary China, China people are not interested in their own language, so they like to quote English words, which is actually a waste of their own language. Just as Koreans successfully applied for the Dragon Boat Festival in China as their festival, if China people continue to waste their Chinese, I am afraid that one day, Chinese will be applied for as their cultural heritage by Koreans. Besides, there are already words like "toilet, bathroom" in Chinese, so I suggest you cherish your country's.

The origin of WC.

The word W.C. is the abbreviation of water-closet, in which the word closet is interpreted as "small room"

The twentieth century dictionary defines a water closet as a small room used as a room, and what is "excreted" is washed away by water. The meaning of W.C. is easy to understand, so it is widely used. However, because everyone knows what W.C. refers to, some people think it is indecent, so they use other vague words instead, such as toilet, lounge, bathroom, toilet dressing room and so on. Can be used to refer to the toilet.

For example, in general public places, men or gent's are written in toilets according to gender, and women or women write women's toilets. Therefore, among the foreign population, the word W.C. has basically disappeared; However, it still exists in many foreign languages dominated by English, because it is easy to catchy and will not be forgotten after listening, which is a language feature.

The names of various equipment in the toilet are as follows. At present, in order to save space, toilets are often located in the bathroom (in fact, this is unsanitary), so the equipment includes: shower (shower), bath towel (soap rack), water tank (water tank), toilet (toilet), toilet brush (washing brush) and other necessary supplies.

British and American "Toilet" Culture

Such a joke: a foreign guest wants to go to the toilet, so he says to the translator, "I wonder if I can go somewhere?" A: Is it convenient for me? However, the translator misunderstood somewhere as "somewhere" and replied, "Yes, you can go anywhere in China." Ok, you can go anywhere in China. The foreign guests couldn't help being taken aback. It can be seen that it would be a mistake if you don't understand some expressions of "toilet" in English.

1. Public toilet means "public toilet". In public places, the doors of toilets will be marked with Gent's or ladies', and sometimes men's toilets, men's toilets and ladies' toilets will be marked. For example. Where is the toilet？ If you want to wash, the men's room is over there. If you want to go to the bathroom, the men's room is over there. )

2. Toilet is the most commonly used word. It can refer to "public toilets" or "private toilets". I want to know where the toilet is. I want to know where the toilet is. )

Toilet is a polite expression, but it is not as commonly used as toilet.

Bathroom is a written language.

5.loo is a colloquial word, which is commonly used in Britain, mainly referring to the toilets in private houses. Excuse me, can you tell me where the bathroom is? Excuse me, where is the toilet? )

6. Powder room is American English, which is commonly used by women. I want to powder my nose. This shows American humor.

7.washing room, washing room and westroom are commonly used in American English.

8. W.C. is the abbreviation of water closure, which is often used to mean "toilet with pumping function and no equipment" in British English. Sometimes it can also be expressed by gestures, that is, the thumb and forefinger are in a circle, and the other three points are facing up, imitating the forms of English W and C.

9. John is slang. I visited John twice last night. I went to the toilet last night. )

10. Going to see menstruation is slang, which is often used in British English, meaning "going to the toilet" and "going to defecate".