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 — 名詞
- boudoirsingular
- boudoirsplural
1. a private room in an older home where a woman slept, changed clothes, rested, or
閨房
舊時女性的私密臥室或起居室
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.
博物館修復了那間閨房，還原了絲質窗簾和雕花鏡子。
historical room in an elegant home
Eve read a private note alone in the boudoir before dinner.
Eve 在晚餐前獨自在閨房裡讀一張私密便條。
in the boudoir = private setting
The maid laid a fresh dress across the chair in Amani's boudoir.
女僕把一件乾淨洋裝放在 Amani 的閨房椅子上。
After the concert, Roya slipped into the boudoir to remove the pearls.
音樂會結束後，Roya 溜進閨房卸下珍珠。
The old house plan showed a boudoir beside the main bedroom.
老宅的平面圖顯示，主臥旁邊還有一間閨房。
- 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.