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restroom(n.)

1887年,“休息和安静的房间”(在工作场所、公共建筑等)也是 rest roomrest-room,请参见 rest(n.1)和 room(n.). 因为这些房间常常后来有(或需要有)附属的洗手间,到了1930年代,这个词汇成为“盥洗室、厕所”的委婉说法。

A. ... I walked into the rest room and three or four men went in there, talking, and it seemed to me as though the place was sort of disorganized.
Q. (By Mr. CARMODY.) What do you mean by "rest room"? Do you mean the toilet?
A. That is right.
Q. It really wasn't a rest room?
A. The rest room was upstairs, over the toilet.
[NLRB vs. Pennsylvania Greyhound Lines, Inc., transcript of record, U.S. Supreme Court, October Term, 1937]
A. …我走进休息室,三四个男人进去了,聊天,我觉得这个地方有点混乱。
Q.(卡莫迪先生提问)“休息室”是什么意思?是指洗手间吗?
A. 是的。
Q. 那真的不是休息室吗?
A. 休息室在楼上,接在厕所后面。
[国家劳资关系委员会 诉 Pennsylvania Greyhound Lines, Inc.案的记录,美国最高法院,1937年十月期]

该词起源时间:1887年