| 单词 |
necessarium |
| 释义 |
necessarium, n.|nɛsɪˈsɛərɪəm| [a. med.L. necessārium, neut. sing. of necessāri-us necessary, used absol., prob. for acc. (locum) necessārium necessary place.] A privy, esp. in a monastic building. Cf. necessary a. 3 and n. 4.
1848Archaeol. Jrnl. V. 101 The other outlet from the pisalis..leads to the necessarium, in the corner of which a light..is kept burning. 1875Encycl. Brit. I. 13/1 A passage at the other end leads to the ‘necessarium’ (i), a portion of the monastic buildings always planned with extreme care. 1967Listener 21 Dec. 802/3 Viewers..don't mind having a hundred variations, from ‘The Necessarium’ to ‘The Thunder-Box’ to choose from. 1984Maidenhead Advertiser 10 Feb. 52/4 In the adjacent gardens the impressive remains of the Chapter House, Dormitory and Necessarium can still be visited. |

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