Why does WC in China mean toilet?

It was introduced to China

A word

W·C is the earliest expression for toilet. The full name is water closet, which means to tell Others say, "I have to poop, pee, and sit in a manhole." This very vulgar expression was used by Britain, the United States and other countries a hundred or two hundred years ago. It has been introduced in China for many years. Many Chinese people know that WC is the English abbreviation of public toilets. However, in foreign countries, WC has disappeared a few years ago and was replaced by Toilet. Therefore, it will be revealed that foreigners do not know WC. joke.

The meaning of WC itself is not much different from Toilet, but rhetorically speaking, the former gives people the impression of being simple and unhygienic, while the latter not only feels clean and comfortable, but also allows you to dress up inside. dress up. The word Toilet comes from French, and even the French word for “perfume” (l’eaudutoilet) is related to Toilet, which shows that it still has a very elegant feel. The elegant translation translates Toilet as "public toilet".

W. The word C is the abbreviation of wafter-closet, in which the word "closet" originally means "small room". The "Twentieth Century Dictionary" explains water-closet as: a small room used for storage, and the "discharge" is flushed away with water. The meaning of WC is easy to understand, so it has been widely used. However, since everyone knows what WC refers to, some people think it is indecent, so they use other more subtle words instead, such as lavatory, restroom, bathroom, toiletpowder-room, etc., which can all be used to refer to toilets. In general public places, toilets are usually distinguished by gender. Men's toilets are usually written "men" or "gent's", and female toilets are usually written "women" or "ladies". Therefore, among the foreign population, the word WC has basically disappeared; however, it is still retained in many places where English is the basic foreign language, because it is easy to pronounce and will not be forgotten after hearing it. This can be regarded as a kind of language. feature.