bedchamber

/ˈbedtʃeɪmbə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbedtʃeɪmbər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbed-ˌchām-bər/ (ame, mw)

bedchamber — noun

  • bedchambersingular
  • bedchambersplural

1. a room in a house or other building where people sleep — this is an old-fashione

1.名詞C1
釋義

a room in a house or other building where people sleep — this is an old-fashioned or very formal word for what is now usually called a bedroom

例句

Lady Catherine summoned the maid to her bedchamber at dawn.

her bedchamber

The castle has twelve bedchambers, each with a fireplace and tall windows.

twelve bedchambers

同義詞
  • bedroom

    the standard, neutral modern word; suitable in all contexts

  • chamber

    even more formal or literary; can refer to any room, not just a bedroom

文法句型

usually singular with possessive: [possessive determiner] bedchamber

用法筆記

Bedchamber is rarely used in everyday modern English outside of historical fiction, period dramas, or formal descriptions of old houses and castles. Use bedroom instead unless you want a deliberately old-fashioned or literary tone.

常見錯誤

I need to clean my bedchamber.
I need to clean my bedroom.
💡bedchamber sounds unnatural in modern everyday speech about ordinary homes.