reception room
reception room — 名詞
1. any space in a home meant for sitting and relaxing, such as a place to watch tel
客廳；起居室
房屋中供坐臥休憩的房間，常見於售屋廣告
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.
房仲把這間鄉間小屋登記為三房兩廳。
common in property listings: number + reception rooms
Heloísa wanted a flat with one large reception room for her piano and bookshelves.
Heloísa 想要一間有大客廳的公寓，好放她的鋼琴和書架。
The Victorian house had a bright reception room that opened onto the back garden.
這棟維多利亞式房子有一間明亮的客廳，直通後院花園。
Buyers liked the open kitchen, but the tiny reception room felt cramped with a sofa.
買家喜歡開放式廚房，但那間小客廳擺了沙發後就顯得擁擠。
- 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
接待室
旅館或大宅中專供迎接招待訪客的會客房間
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.
會議開始前，飯店把抵達的代表領進一間大理石會客室。
formal setting: welcoming arriving guests
Selim greeted the foreign ministers in the embassy's grand reception room.
Selim 在大使館氣派的會客室裡接待各國外長。
Guests waited in the reception room while staff prepared the dining hall for dinner.
賓客在會客室裡等候，工作人員則在準備宴會廳的晚宴。
The old manor kept a formal reception room for meeting visitors of high rank.
這棟老莊園留有一間正式的會客室，用來接見地位崇高的訪客。
- 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.