sitting-room
sitting-room — noun
1. a room inside a house that is used for relaxing, talking with guests, reading, o
a room inside a house that is used for relaxing, talking with guests, reading, or watching television.
The children were watching a cartoon in the sitting-room while Hannah cooked dinner.
collocation: in the sitting-room
Rin's family has a cosy sitting-room with a fireplace and two large bookshelves.
After dinner, Tariq and Ayana moved to the sitting-room to play chess by the fire.
The sitting-room walls were painted a pale yellow that made the space feel bright.
Noa invited her neighbours over for tea in the sitting-room last Sunday afternoon.
- living room
the modern equivalent, now the most common term in both British and American English
- lounge
used in British English, often for a more formal or hotel setting; slightly less common for a private home
- parlour
old-fashioned term, rarely used in modern everyday speech
文法句型
in + the/a sitting-room
[verb] + to + the sitting-room
sitting-room + [noun] (as modifier)
用法筆記
This word is a direct synonym of 'living room'. In British English, 'sitting-room' was the traditional term for this room, though 'living room' is now used in both British and American English. In American English, 'living room' is the standard term and 'sitting-room' is very rare.