英语词汇“parlor”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

A parlor is a living room or a sitting room, the place in your house with comfortable chairs and sofas. You might also decide to put your giant new TV in the parlor.

The noun parlor is an old-fashioned one. Still, almost anyone would know what you meant if you invited them to join you in the parlor for tea. These days, a hotel, inn, or historic house is more likely to have a parlor than a private home is. The thirteenth century version, parlur, meant "room in a monastery for holding conversations." The "conversations" part stems from parler, "to speak" in French.

WORD FAMILY

parlor: parlors

USAGE EXAMPLES

But the mall, with its awfully affordable S. Klein Department store, a two-screen movie theater and a pizza parlor, was a hit.

Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016)

Hill flagged down an officer for help in a parking lot of a pizza parlor near his home.

Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016)

“You’ve got a big investment in a milking parlor, people, equipment, pastures. To only use them six months a year is just not efficient.”

New York Times(Dec 27, 2016)

1n a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

front room, living room, living-room, parlour, sitting room

common room

a sitting room (usually at school or university)

morning room

a sitting room used during the daylight hours

salon

elegant sitting room where guests are received

room

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

2n reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received

Syn|Hyper

parlour

reception room

a room for receiving and entertaining visitors (as in a private house or hotel)

单词	parlor
释义	parlor (once / 433 pages) n A parlor is a living room or a sitting room, the place in your house with comfortable chairs and sofas. You might also decide to put your giant new TV in the parlor. The noun parlor is an old-fashioned one. Still, almost anyone would know what you meant if you invited them to join you in the parlor for tea. These days, a hotel, inn, or historic house is more likely to have a parlor than a private home is. The thirteenth century version, parlur, meant "room in a monastery for holding conversations." The "conversations" part stems from parler, "to speak" in French. WORD FAMILY parlor: parlors USAGE EXAMPLES But the mall, with its awfully affordable S. Klein Department store, a two-screen movie theater and a pizza parlor, was a hit. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) Hill flagged down an officer for help in a parking lot of a pizza parlor near his home. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) “You’ve got a big investment in a milking parlor, people, equipment, pastures. To only use them six months a year is just not efficient.” New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1n a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper front room, living room, living-room, parlour, sitting room common room a sitting room (usually at school or university) morning room a sitting room used during the daylight hours salon elegant sitting room where guests are received room an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling 2n reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received Syn\|Hyper parlour reception room a room for receiving and entertaining visitors (as in a private house or hotel)
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