john

/dʒɒn/ (bre, ipa) · [dʒˈɑn] /dʒɑːn/ (ame, ipa)

john — 名詞

  • johnsingular
  • johnsplural

1. an informal word for a toilet or restroom.

1.名詞B2
釋義

廁所

口語說法的廁所

an informal word for a toilet or restroom.

例句

Mert asked where the john was before the movie started.

Mert 在電影開始前先問了廁所在哪裡。

where the john was

At the bus station, Liang hurried to the john after the long ride.

在公車站時，Liang 坐了很久的車後急忙跑去廁所。

hurried to the john

同義詞
  • toilet

    the most direct everyday word for the object itself

  • restroom

    the more polite North American public-use term

  • bathroom

    common in everyday North American speech, even when no bath is involved

文法句型

go to the john

use the john

用法筆記

Mostly North American and informal. Speakers often use restroom or bathroom in more polite situations.

2. a man who pays a sex worker for sex.

2.名詞C1
釋義

嫖客

付錢找性工作者的男子

a man who pays a sex worker for sex.

例句

The detective photographed a john leaving the hotel after midnight.

警探拍到一名嫖客在午夜後離開旅館。

a john leaving the hotel

After the raid, police questioned several johns outside the motel.

臨檢後，警方在汽車旅館外盤問了好幾名嫖客。

questioned several johns

同義詞
  • client

    a more neutral word that does not carry the same slang tone

  • customer

    broader and less marked, used when the slang term would sound too harsh

文法句型

a john + verb

question or arrest + johns

用法筆記

Often appears in news or police language and can sound harsh or judgmental. Distinguish from sense 1: this meaning refers to a male client, not a toilet.