"parlor" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 客厅
• 店铺营业厅（如冰淇淋店或殡仪馆）

Definition

Parlor 指供人坐下、接待来客的房间，尤指较老式或较正式住宅中的会客室。它也可以指某类营业场所，如 "ice cream parlor" 或 "funeral parlor"。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这个词用来表示家里的房间时带有老派、复古色彩；现代英语更常说 "living room" 或 "sitting room"。但在固定商业名称里仍很常见，如 "ice cream parlor"、"massage parlor" 和 "funeral parlor"。

Examples

They invited us into the parlor for tea.

他们请我们到**客厅**喝茶。

There is a small ice cream parlor near my school.

我学校附近有一家小**冰淇淋店**。

The old house has a front parlor and a dining room.

那座老房子有一间前面的**会客室**和一间餐厅。

We ended up at a little parlor downtown that serves homemade pie.

我们最后去了市中心一家小**店**，那里卖自制派。

The realtor called it a parlor, but it’s basically just a living room.

房产中介把它叫作**parlor**，但其实就是普通客厅。

That old hotel still has a piano in the parlor, which gives the place a vintage feel.

那家老旅馆的**会客室**里还放着一架钢琴，让整个地方很有复古感。