| 单词 | parlor |
| 释义 | parlor /pahr"leuhr/, n. 1. Older Use. a room for the reception and entertainment of visitors to one's home; living room. 2. a room, apartment, or building serving as a place of business for certain businesses or professions: funeral parlor; beauty parlor. 3. a somewhat private room in a hotel, club, or the like for relaxation, conversation, etc.; lounge. 4. Also called locutorium. a room in a monastery or the like where the inhabitants may converse with visitors or with each other. adj. 5. advocating something, as a political view or doctrine, at a safe remove from actual involvement in or commitment to action: parlor leftism; parlor pink. Also, esp. Brit., parlour. [1175-1225; ME parlur < AF; OF parleor, equiv. to parl(er) to speak (see PARLE) + -eor -OR2] |
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