boudoir

/ˈbuːdwɑː(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈudˌɔɪr] /ˈbuːdwɑːr/ (ame, ipa) · [bˈudˌɔɪr] /ˈbü-ˌdwär How to pronounce boudoir (audio) ˈbu̇-ˌdwär,  ˌbü-ˈdwär How to pronounce boudoir (audio) ˌbu̇-ˈdwär/ (ame, mw)

boudoir — noun

  • boudoirsingular
  • boudoirsplural

1. a private room in an older home where a woman slept, changed clothes, rested, or

1.名詞C2
釋義

a private room in an older home where a woman slept, changed clothes, rested, or met a few guests.

例句

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

同義詞
  • 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.

常見錯誤

Our flat has two boudoirs.
Our flat has two bedrooms.
💡'boudoir' is an old-fashioned, stylized word, not the normal name for modern bedrooms.