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
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
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
In the old manor, the master's bedchamber was the largest room on the first floor.
The historical novel describes the queen retiring to her bedchamber after the banquet.
No servant entered the king's bedchamber without first knocking on the heavy oak door.
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.