outhouse

/ˈaʊthaʊs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈaʊthaʊs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈau̇t-ˌhau̇s/ (ame, mw)

outhouse — noun

  • outhousesingular
  • outhousesplural

1. a simple structure set beside a house or other main building, often used for sto

1.名詞B2
釋義

a simple structure set beside a house or other main building, often used for storage or another practical purpose

例句

Lien stored paint cans in the brick outhouse beside her grandparents' farmhouse.

store things in an outhouse

After dinner, Jabari fixed the broken window on the old outhouse near the barn.

同義詞
  • outbuilding

    a broader and slightly more formal word for any separate small building near a main one

  • shed

    often used for storage; narrower because a shed is usually not used as a toilet

文法句型

an outhouse

in the outhouse

outhouse beside the house

用法筆記

This sense is about a small service building near the main structure. If the building is specifically used as an outside toilet, sense 2 is usually the better match.

2. an outdoor toilet kept in a separate little building away from the house

2.名詞B2
釋義

an outdoor toilet kept in a separate little building away from the house

例句

During the camping trip, Imran walked to the outhouse with a torch.

go to the outhouse at night

The cabin had no indoor plumbing, so Lara used the outhouse behind the trees.

use the outhouse when there is no indoor plumbing

同義詞
  • privy

    an old-fashioned word for a simple outdoor toilet

  • latrine

    more common in camps, the military, or other basic shared settings

  • toilet

    the general modern word; it does not suggest a separate building outside

文法句型

use the outhouse

go to the outhouse

clean the outhouse

用法筆記

Usually refers to an old or basic toilet outside the house. In modern buildings, people normally just say toilet or bathroom for indoor facilities.

常見錯誤

❌The hotel room had an outhouse next to the shower.
✅The hotel room had a toilet next to the shower.
💡An outhouse is outside the main building, not an indoor toilet.