客厅,休息室;
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从前小学生学习英文的时候,学到drawing-room这个词,大概都会觉得奇怪drawing是绘画,drawing-room该是绘画室,为什么却是“客厅”呢?莫非英国人喜欢在客厅里绘画?=其实drawing这里不是指绘画,而是withdrawing(退出)的缩写。古时英国人宴客之后,女主人会和所有女客人一起退出饭厅(dining-room),让留在饭厅里的男人可以痛痛快快抽烟喝酒,或者说些很可能“妇女不宜”的话。妇女“退出”之后坐下来闲聊的地方,当然就是withdrawing-room了,后来缩写为drawing-room,其实就是客厅。=今天,男女平等呼声响亮,drawing-room这个词在“性别歧视”指责之下是日渐式微了。在英国,不少人已经把drawing-room改称为sitting-room;在美国,客厅一般叫做living-room。=drawing-room n客厅,休息室
他们到达客厅以后,小巴尼特没有长久处在不引人注意的地位,因为布林伯博士立刻把他拉了出来,要他跟弗洛伦斯跳舞。
来源:互联网摘选她露出满口洁白的牙齿欢迎他,对他的问询困惑地摇了摇头,带他穿过狭窄的门廊,进了一间生了火的低矮客厅。
来源:互联网摘选The drawing room is particularly notable for its splendid oak panelling.
客厅富丽堂皇的橡木镶板特别引人注目.
来源:《简明英汉词典》He found his sister Fu-fang-Tu Chu-chai's wife chatting with Wu Wei-cheng in the drawing-room.
大客厅里,姑奶奶在那里和小一辈的吴为成絮絮谈话.
来源:子夜部分He knew the drawing-room above had a bay window, but he could not fancy how May would deal with it.
他知道楼上的客厅有一个凸窗,可他想不出梅会怎样处理它。
来源:互联网摘选The said Eliza, John, and Georgiana were now clustered round their mama in the drawing-room.
此时此刻,刚才提到的伊丽莎、约翰和乔治亚娜都在客厅里,簇拥着他们的妈妈。
来源:互联网摘选Choosing the colour for the drawing-room walls was no easy matter.
选择客厅墙壁的颜色绝非易事。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Following the performances there were chummy gatherings in the drawing room.
表演过后会在客厅举行气氛融洽的聚会。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》In the big drawing-room he found his wife, his sister Huei-fang and Tu Hsin-to.
少奶奶, 四小姐,杜竹斋的大少爷新 箨,都在客厅里.
来源:子夜部分A drawing-room where chamber concerts and poetry recitals were held.
一间常举行室内乐演奏会和诗歌朗诵会的客厅。
来源:provided by jukuuThe old drawing room serves her as both sitting room and study.
原来那间起居室成了她的客厅兼书房。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》小客厅的门半掩着。很活泼的男女青年的艳笑声从门里传出来。
来源:provided by jukuuThrowing open the French windows of the drawing-room, we sat smoking out into the darkness.
我们把客厅的落地窗打开,坐下来对着外面的黑夜抽烟。
来源:互联网摘选He left the library in a hurry and walked along the veranda to the drawing-room.
他匆匆地跑出了书房,绕过一道游廊,就来到大客厅上.
来源:子夜部分We took time to relax in the cosily decorated drawing room.
我们在布置得温暖而又舒适的客厅里休息了一会儿。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》But when she sailed into the drawing-room, Edward jumped up in surprise.
可是当她轻快地走进客厅时, 爱德华吃惊得跳了起来.
来源:词典精选例句Mrs Archer and Janey trailed their long silk draperies up to the drawing-room.
阿切尔夫人和珍妮拖着她们的长丝裙上楼向客厅走去。
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