parlor
parlor — 名詞
1. A commercial establishment where customers go to receive a specific hands-on ser
服務店
提供特定服務或產品的商店
A commercial establishment where customers go to receive a specific hands-on service or to buy a particular product, typically named by combining the word with the service or product.
Aunt Keiko runs an ice cream parlor that stays busy each summer near the shore.
Keiko 阿姨在海邊附近經營一家小型冰淇淋店，整個夏天生意都很好。
collocation: ice cream parlor
Kemi booked an appointment at the beauty parlor downtown for a haircut before her wedding.
Kemi 在婚前去市中心的美容院預約了剪髮服務。
collocation: beauty parlor
The tattoo parlor on Elm Street has five artists who each specialize in different styles.
Elm 街上那家刺青店有五名技師，各有不同的專長風格。
When the funeral parlor helped arrange the service, the staff were kind and respectful throughout.
那家殯儀館協助安排葬禮時，全體工作人員始終親切且尊重家屬。
The owner turned the old bakery into a pizza parlor and added outdoor seating.
老闆把舊麵包店改成了披薩店，還增加了戶外座位區。
用法筆記
Frequently appears as the second element in compound nouns: 'ice cream parlor', 'beauty parlor', 'tattoo parlor', 'funeral parlor', 'pizza parlor'. The British/Commonwealth spelling is 'parlour'.
常見錯誤
2. A sitting room inside a family home, especially found in older houses, kept neat
會客廳
家中接待客人的房間
A sitting room inside a family home, especially found in older houses, kept neat and used mainly for receiving guests and talking with them rather than for daily family activities.
In Grandmother's old house, the parlor was only used when the minister came to visit.
在祖母的老房子裡，會客廳只有在牧師來訪時才會使用。
historical register: parlor as a formal room
The family gathered in the parlor after dinner to listen to the evening news.
晚餐後，全家人聚集在會客廳裡收聽收音機上的晚間新聞。
Caleb dusted the parlor furniture every Thursday and made sure the curtains were straight.
Caleb 每星期四都會擦拭會客廳的家具，並確保窗簾掛得整齊。
Haruto remembered sitting in his great-aunt's parlor, where she kept a piano that nobody played.
Haruto 記得坐在姑婆的會客廳裡，那裡放著一架沒人彈的鋼琴。
The old Victorian house had a front parlor with tall windows and a marble fireplace.
那棟維多利亞式老房子有一個前會客廳，配有高窗和大理石壁爐。
- living room
the modern equivalent; the most common term today
- sitting room
common in British English; slightly more formal than living room
- drawing room
formal historical term, short for 'withdrawing room'
用法筆記
This sense is now mainly historical or literary. In modern homes the same room is usually called a 'living room' or 'sitting room'. The room was often referred to as the 'best parlor' or 'front parlor' to distinguish it from everyday family spaces.
常見錯誤
3. A comfortable sitting area or lounge in a hotel, members' club, inn, or other pu
交誼廳
旅館或俱樂部的休息室
A comfortable sitting area or lounge in a hotel, members' club, inn, or other public building where people can relax, talk, or wait.
The hotel parlor was filled with leather armchairs where guests could read the morning paper.
那家旅館的交誼廳裡擺滿了皮扶手椅，房客可以在那裡閱讀晨報。
collocation: hotel parlor
Members of the club often met in the parlor for afternoon tea and quiet conversation.
俱樂部的會員們經常在交誼廳聚會，喝下午茶並輕鬆交談。
Amira waited for her tour group in the inn's parlor, admiring the antique fireplace.
Amira 在小旅館的交誼廳裡等待旅行團，一邊欣賞著古雅的壁爐。
Sana found a comfortable corner in the hotel parlor and called her family back home.
Sana 在旅館交誼廳找到一個舒適的角落，打電話給遠方的家人。
The old inn had a cozy parlor where travelers sat talking by the fire.
那間老客棧有一個舒適的交誼廳，旅客長途跋涉後可以坐在爐火邊休息。
- lounge
the most common modern term; less formal
- sitting room
used in some British hotels and clubs
- common room
used in colleges and universities for a similar shared space
用法筆記
In modern hotels this space is more commonly called a 'lounge' or 'lobby lounge'. The term 'parlor' survives mostly in traditional or historic establishments.
parlor — 形容詞
- parlorpositive
- more parlorcomparative
- most parlorsuperlative
1. Designed, made, or intended for use in a parlor — typically describing furniture
客廳用的
適合正式客廳使用的家具或裝飾
Designed, made, or intended for use in a parlor — typically describing furniture, decor, or furnishings suitable for a formal sitting room.
The antique shop sold a set of parlor chairs with embroidered cushions and carved legs.
那家古董店出售一組客廳用椅，椅面有刺繡靠墊，椅腳有雕花。
attributive: parlor chairs
At the estate sale, Dewi bought a parlor table made of dark polished mahogany.
在遺產拍賣會上，Dewi 買了一張深色拋光桃花心木的客廳用桌。
The museum recreated a Victorian parlor room with wallpaper, a rug, and a cast-iron stove.
博物館重現了一間維多利亞風格的客廳，配有壁紙、地毯和鑄鐵火爐。
Parlor games like charades and twenty questions were popular before television became common.
在電視普及之前，客廳遊戲如猜字謎和二十個問題很受歡迎。
Karim found parlor curtains in the attic that still had their original silk lining.
Karim 在閣樓找到一套客廳用窗簾，還保留著原本的絲質內襯。
- casual
the opposite of formal parlor-style furniture
用法筆記
Only used before a noun (attributive position). Often appears in antique dealing, historical reenactment, and interior design contexts to describe period-appropriate items.
2. Holding to a set of opinions or principles in a way that avoids real-world invol
空談的
理論支持卻不實際行動的
Holding to a set of opinions or principles in a way that avoids real-world involvement, action, or personal sacrifice — used to criticize someone as insincere or detached.
Critics called his environmental views parlor activism because he never attended a single protest.
批評者稱他的環保觀點為空談環保，因為他從未參加過任何抗議活動。
collocation: parlor activism
The wealthy student's speeches about equality sounded like parlor socialism to the union members.
那位富裕學生的平等言論，在工會成員聽來不過是空談社會主義。
collocation: parlor socialism
Ramón dismissed the philosopher's arguments as parlor philosophy — elegant but disconnected from real life.
Ramón 認為那位哲學家的論點不過是空談哲學——優雅卻與現實生活脫節。
Sofie found the book's tone too easy, like a parlor debate with nothing at stake.
Sofie 覺得那本書的語氣過於安逸，就像一場沒有利害關係的空談。
The senator's calls for revolution were called parlor radicalism by people who had faced real hardship.
參議員的革命呼籲被那些真正經歷過苦難的人斥為空談激進主義。
- armchair
more common; 'armchair critic', 'armchair activist' — same dismissive tone but used more broadly
- grassroots
describes action taken at a local, practical level by ordinary people
用法筆記
Almost always used as a critical label before nouns of political or social ideology (socialism, liberalism, activism, radicalism). The tone is dismissive: it accuses the person of holding comfortable opinions without taking real risks.