drawing room
noun /ˈdrɔːɪŋ ruːm/, /ˈdrɔːɪŋ rʊm/
/ˈdrɔːɪŋ ruːm/, /ˈdrɔːɪŋ rʊm/
(formal or old-fashioned)- a room in a large house in which people relax and guests are entertained
compare living roomTopics Houses and homesc2起居室;客厅 词源mid 17th cent. (denoting a private room attached to a more public one): abbreviation of 16th-cent. withdrawing-room ‘a room to withdraw to’.