reception room
reception room — noun
1. any space in a home meant for sitting and relaxing, such as a place to watch tel
any space in a home meant for sitting and relaxing, such as a place to watch television or eat meals, but not a bedroom or kitchen; the word turns up most often when houses are advertised for sale.
The estate agent listed the cottage as having three bedrooms and two reception rooms.
common in property listings: number + reception rooms
Heloísa wanted a flat with one large reception room for her piano and bookshelves.
The Victorian house had a bright reception room that opened onto the back garden.
Buyers liked the open kitchen, but the tiny reception room felt cramped with a sofa.
- sitting room
everyday word for the same space; not tied to house adverts
- living room
the most common general term; a reception room may be any such room
- drawing room
old-fashioned and formal; a grander version of the same idea
用法筆記
Common in British property listings, where the number of reception rooms counts living and dining spaces but never bedrooms, the kitchen, or bathrooms.
常見錯誤
2. a room in a hotel, large house, or public building set aside for welcoming and e
a room in a hotel, large house, or public building set aside for welcoming and entertaining visitors when they arrive.
The hotel led arriving delegates into a marble reception room before the conference began.
formal setting: welcoming arriving guests
Selim greeted the foreign ministers in the embassy's grand reception room.
Guests waited in the reception room while staff prepared the dining hall for dinner.
The old manor kept a formal reception room for meeting visitors of high rank.
- drawing room
a formal room for receiving visitors in a large private house
- parlour
older word for a front room kept for visitors
- lounge
a public sitting area, often in a hotel
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: here the room exists to meet and entertain arriving guests in a hotel or grand building, not to describe an ordinary living space in a house for sale.