front room

IPA/ˌfrʌnt ˈruːm/
IPA/ˌfrʌnt ˈruːm/

front room — noun

1. a sitting area in a house that looks out onto the street or road through its win

1.名詞B1
釋義

a sitting area in a house that looks out onto the street or road through its windows, where the family sits to talk, read, or receive visitors

例句

The front room faces the street, so Mira can watch the neighbours walk past.

subject is 'the front room', verb describes location/position

Takeshi keeps his front room tidy because guests always enter through that door.

possessive determiner + front room as direct object

同義詞
  • living room

    the most common modern term; does not specify position in the house

  • sitting room

    more formal or British, also focuses on function rather than location

  • parlour

    older term, especially in British English; often refers to a formal sitting room for guests

反義詞
  • back room

    a room at the rear of the house, often used for private or household activities

文法句型

the front room

a front room

possessive + front room

用法筆記

In many homes, this room is kept neat for visitors and is not used as a daily family room. 'Front room' always implies the room is at the front of the house, not the back.

常見錯誤

❌We eat dinner in the front room every night.
✅We eat dinner in the dining room every night.
💡A front room is a sitting room for relaxing, not a dining area.
❌The front room is at the back of the house, next to the kitchen.
✅The front room is at the front of the house, near the main entrance.
💡The word 'front' specifically means the room faces the street or road.

2. a general word for the main room in a house where people sit, talk, watch televi

2.名詞B1
釋義

a general word for the main room in a house where people sit, talk, watch television, and spend time together — used especially in older or regional speech as another way of saying living room or parlor, without specifying the room's position

例句

After dinner, the family sat in the front room and talked about their day.

preposition: in the front room

Maja's grandmother calls it the 'front room', but younger people just say 'living room'.

verb pattern: call + object + 'front room'

同義詞
  • living room

    the standard modern term for the main family sitting area

  • parlour

    a traditional British term; 'front room' is sometimes used interchangeably with 'parlour' in regional dialects

  • sitting room

    common in British English, especially for a more formal living area

文法句型

the front room

a front room

in the front room

用法筆記

Unlike sense 1, this sense does not require the room to be at the front of the house. Speakers who use 'front room' in this way treat it simply as a synonym for 'living room'. More common in British English and among older generations.

常見錯誤

❌The front room at our old house was in the basement.
✅The front room at our old house was on the ground floor at the front.
💡If you mean a front-facing room, it must be at the front; if you just mean any living room, state 'living room' to avoid confusion.