saloon
/səˈluːn/noun
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- 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。
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- （亦作 saloon bar）Brit. another term for LOUNGE BAR.〈英〉同LOUNGE BAR.
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- N. Amer. historical or humorous a place where alcoholic drinks may be bought and drunk〈北美, 史或幽默〉酒馆。
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- a large public room for use as a lounge on a ship（轮船上的）交谊厅。
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- （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。
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- （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。
词源
early 18th cent. （in the sense 'drawing room'）： from French salon, from Italian salone 'large hall', augmentative of sala 'hall'.