gent
noun /dʒent/
/dʒent/
- (old-fashioned or humorous) a man; a gentleman
男士;绅士;先生 - a gent’s hairdresser
男宾理发师 - This way please, ladies and gents!
女士们,先生们,请这边走!
- a gent’s hairdresser
- a/the gents, a/the Gents[singular] (British English, informal) a public toilet for men
男厕所;男卫生间;男盥洗室 - Is there a gents near here?
附近有男厕所吗? - Where's the gents?
男厕所在哪儿?
- Is there a gents near here?
词源mid 16th cent.: originally a standard written abbreviation; a colloquial usage since the early 19th cent.