"parlor" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 客廳
• 店鋪營業廳（如冰淇淋店或殯儀館）

Definition

Parlor 指供人坐下、接待來客的房間，尤指較老式或較正式住宅中的會客室。它也可以指某類營業場所，如 "ice cream parlor" 或 "funeral parlor"。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這個詞用來表示家裡的房間時帶有老派、復古色彩；現代英語更常說 "living room" 或 "sitting room"。但在固定商業名稱裡仍很常見，如 "ice cream parlor"、"massage parlor" 和 "funeral parlor"。

Examples

They invited us into the parlor for tea.

他們請我們到**客廳**喝茶。

There is a small ice cream parlor near my school.

我學校附近有一家小**冰淇淋店**。

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

那棟老房子有一間前面的**會客室**和一間餐廳。

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

我們最後去了市中心一家小**店**，那裡賣自製派。

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

房地產仲介把它叫作**parlor**，但其實就是普通客廳。

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

那家老旅館的**會客室**裡還放著一架鋼琴，讓整個地方很有復古感。