parlor

pronunciation

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  • n.
    客厅
    起居室
    (旅馆中的)休息室
    <美>(通常用来构成合成词)店

Word Origin

parlor 客厅,店铺,店面

来自古法语parler,说话,词源同parley,Parliament.引申词义说话的地方,会客室,后用于指店铺,店面等。

Example

1. In the background , the two small girls were playing blocks on the parlor rug in the light of the green hurricane lamps .
远处,在绿色防风灯的灯光下两个小女孩在客厅的地毯上玩积木。
2. Her tone changed to one of obsequious solemnity as she turned to the banker : " the parlor is ready mr. phelps . "
她转过身来,声调一下变得毕恭毕敬,对银行家说:“菲利普先生,客厅准备好了。”
3. She worked her way from kitchen to parlor , persuading herself she was only putting the rooms to right to give herself something to do .
她从厨房收拾到客厅,心里说服自己,这样忙里忙外整理房子只是给自己找点事情做做而已。
4. He does that during their long conversation in norman 's " parlor , " where savage stuffed birds seem poised to swoop down and capture them as prey .
他在诺曼的‘客厅’里作了一段长篇大论,那里有一群凶猛而饱胀的鸟似乎要俯冲而下,将他们捕猎。
5. Maria looks at the future with caution ; she is expanding her business and has opened a new tattoo parlor barely a month ago that also features a boutique offering goth clothes and accessories .
玛利亚对待未来是非常小心谨慎的;她在扩展自己的事业,就在一个月前新开了一家纹身店,店里也买一些哥特式的服装和小饰品。

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