boudoir
boudoir — noun
- boudoirsingular
- boudoirsplural
1. a private room in an older home where a woman slept, changed clothes, rested, or
a private room in an older home where a woman slept, changed clothes, rested, or met a few guests.
The museum restored the boudoir with silk curtains and a carved mirror.
historical room in an elegant home
Eve read a private note alone in the boudoir before dinner.
in the boudoir = private setting
The maid laid a fresh dress across the chair in Amani's boudoir.
After the concert, Roya slipped into the boudoir to remove the pearls.
The old house plan showed a boudoir beside the main bedroom.
- bedroom
the everyday general term; it does not suggest elegance or a female private space
- dressing room
focuses on changing clothes and may be in a theatre or shop, not a home
- parlour
a reception room for visitors; less private and not mainly for sleeping or dressing
文法句型
a/the boudoir
in/into the boudoir
用法筆記
Mostly historical or literary. It suggests an elegant private room connected with a woman's personal space, not an ordinary modern bedroom.