saloon

saloon
noun
  1. a public room or building used for a specified purpose
    (作特殊用途的公共)厅;室
    a billiard saloon.
    弹子房,台球房。
    ■(亦作 saloon bar)(Brit.). another term for lounge bar
    (英)。 同 lounge bar
    ■(N. Amer. historical or humorous)a place where alcoholic drinks may be bought and drunk
    (北美,史或幽默)酒馆
    ■a large public room for use as a lounge on a ship
    (轮船上的)交谊厅
    ■(亦作saloon car)(Brit.)a luxurious railway carriage used as a lounge or restaurant or as private accommodation
    (英)(火车的)特等车厢
    a dining saloon.
    餐车。
  2. (亦作saloon car)(Brit.)a motor car having a closed body and a closed boot separated from the part in which the driver and passengers sit
    (英)(司机、乘客与车厢、行李箱隔开的)箱式小客车
语源
  1. early 18th cent. (in the sense 'drawing room'): from French salon, from Italian salone 'large hall', augmentative of sala 'hall'
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