coatroom

IPA/ˈkəʊtruːm/
IPA/ˈkəʊtruːm/

coatroom — noun

1. a small room near the entrance of a theater, restaurant, museum, or similar publ

1.名詞B2
釋義

a small room near the entrance of a theater, restaurant, museum, or similar public place, where visitors hand over their coats, umbrellas, or bags to a staff member and pick them up again when they leave.

例句

Paloma checked her wool coat and umbrella at the coatroom before the opera began.

check + something + at the coatroom (typical verb pattern)

The museum coatroom was packed with heavy winter jackets and dripping umbrellas that snowy afternoon.

describing typical contents of a coatroom

同義詞
  • cloakroom

    British English equivalent; in American English 'cloakroom' can also mean a toilet

  • checkroom

    American English; emphasizes the act of checking items in

文法句型

check + something + in the coatroom

leave + something + in the coatroom

用法筆記

Mainly American English; British English usually uses 'cloakroom' for the same room. Often staffed, with a numbered ticket exchanged for the stored item.

常見錯誤

❌I went to the coatroom to wash my hands.
✅I went to the restroom to wash my hands.
💡a coatroom is for storing coats and bags, not a bathroom.
❌She bought a new coatroom at the mall.
✅She bought a new coat at the mall.
💡coatroom names the room, not the garment.