living roomn.

Brit.

/ˈlɪvɪŋ ruːm/,

/ˈlɪvɪŋ rʊm/, U.S.

/ˈlɪvɪŋ ˌrum/,

/ˈlɪvɪŋ ˌrʊm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: living n.², room n.¹

Etymology: < living n.² + room n.¹ In sense 2 after German Lebensraum Lebensraum n.

1. A room in a house for general and informal everyday use (as opposed to a bedroom, dining room, etc.). Also U.S.: a more formal room, used for receiving guests.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > room by type of use > [noun] > living room

living room1787

homeroom1841

sala1851

living space1882

living area1898

1787 World & Fashionable Advertiser 26 June The principal living rooms extend in a line to a South East aspect, having a view of the Steine and the sea obliquely.

1789 F. Burney Diary & Lett. (1905) IV. xli. 321 In a very pretty circular parlour, which had the appearance of being the chief living-room.

1793 J. Soane Sketches Archit. Explan. Plates p. i This plan has only one floor, containing a porch, a living-room 14 by 10, a pantry and small-beer cellar 5 feet by 5 feet 6 inches, and a small chamber with closets and other conveniences.

1824 J. C. Loudon Green-house Compan. i. 9 No living-room should depend for its ventilation on such of its windows as may communicate with a green-house.

1867 ‘T. Lackland’ Homespun i. 139 The joy with which grand parents welcome us in the great living-room.

1879 F. R. Stockton Rudder Grange i. 7 There was a kitchen, a living room, a parlor and bedrooms.

1884 Illustr. London News 1 Mar. 209/2 From all the living-rooms glimpses were obtainable of soft green hills and white cottages.

1902 A. D. McFaul Ike Glidden in Maine iii. 15 The family met in the living-room of the home.

1931 A. J. Cronin Hatter's Castle i. i. 12 The common room, the living room of the house where its inhabitants partook of meals, spent their leisure and congregated in their family life.

1933 Discovery July 218/2 The growing popularity of the living-room as the central dominant feature of the modern dwelling..has completely altered the design of the house.

1933 H. Walpole Vanessa ii. 287 The room at the top of the first stairflight that had once been the drawing-room with the fine gilt chairs..was now the general living-room.

1967 E. Short Embroidery & Fabric Collage iii. 78 [The cushion] can transform a divan from a bed into an acceptable piece of living-room furniture.

1971 Daily Tel. 12 Nov. (Colour Suppl.) 30/1 In the living-room is the Steinway upright.

2012 New Yorker 3 Sept. 26/2 I had a living room with a fireplace that worked.

2. Room or space for living; spec. territory which a group, state, or nation believes or asserts is needed for its natural development or expansion; = Lebensraum n.Chiefly employed as a translation of the German term Lebensraum, and used in relation to the aggressively expansionist policies of Nazi Germany.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > [noun] > sufficient space or room > room to live, move, or work

elbow roomc1540

scope1555

play1659

foot-gang1814

living space1852

living room1935

1935 Times 7 Oct. 11/2 Herr Hitler said that..Germany found herself in a more difficult position than other countries, for she had not the living room, the raw materials, the colonies.

1940 ‘G. Orwell’ in New English Weekly 21 Mar. 321/1 Hitler envisages, a hundred years hence,..a continuous state of 250 million Germans with plenty of ‘living room’.

1942 E. Paul Narrow Street xxxiv. 305 The leaders had told them Hitler would behave, if appeased, that he did not want their lands and goods but only ‘living room’.

1986 Pract. Gardening Mar. 12/3 A young couple..still wish to enjoy the garden 'living-room' right through the family stage.

2000 L. J. Hunter Flying Prostitute i. 12 He [sc. Hitler] would go on about pure German blood and needing ‘living room’ for the German nation.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	living room
释义	living roomn. Brit. /ˈlɪvɪŋ ruːm/, /ˈlɪvɪŋ rʊm/, U.S. /ˈlɪvɪŋ ˌrum/, /ˈlɪvɪŋ ˌrʊm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: living n.², room n.¹ Etymology: < living n.² + room n.¹ In sense 2 after German Lebensraum Lebensraum n. 1. A room in a house for general and informal everyday use (as opposed to a bedroom, dining room, etc.). Also U.S.: a more formal room, used for receiving guests. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > room by type of use > [noun] > living room living room1787 homeroom1841 sala1851 living space1882 living area1898 1787 World & Fashionable Advertiser 26 June The principal living rooms extend in a line to a South East aspect, having a view of the Steine and the sea obliquely. 1789 F. Burney Diary & Lett. (1905) IV. xli. 321 In a very pretty circular parlour, which had the appearance of being the chief living-room. 1793 J. Soane Sketches Archit. Explan. Plates p. i This plan has only one floor, containing a porch, a living-room 14 by 10, a pantry and small-beer cellar 5 feet by 5 feet 6 inches, and a small chamber with closets and other conveniences. 1824 J. C. Loudon Green-house Compan. i. 9 No living-room should depend for its ventilation on such of its windows as may communicate with a green-house. 1867 ‘T. Lackland’ Homespun i. 139 The joy with which grand parents welcome us in the great living-room. 1879 F. R. Stockton Rudder Grange i. 7 There was a kitchen, a living room, a parlor and bedrooms. 1884 Illustr. London News 1 Mar. 209/2 From all the living-rooms glimpses were obtainable of soft green hills and white cottages. 1902 A. D. McFaul Ike Glidden in Maine iii. 15 The family met in the living-room of the home. 1931 A. J. Cronin Hatter's Castle i. i. 12 The common room, the living room of the house where its inhabitants partook of meals, spent their leisure and congregated in their family life. 1933 Discovery July 218/2 The growing popularity of the living-room as the central dominant feature of the modern dwelling..has completely altered the design of the house. 1933 H. Walpole Vanessa ii. 287 The room at the top of the first stairflight that had once been the drawing-room with the fine gilt chairs..was now the general living-room. 1967 E. Short Embroidery & Fabric Collage iii. 78 [The cushion] can transform a divan from a bed into an acceptable piece of living-room furniture. 1971 Daily Tel. 12 Nov. (Colour Suppl.) 30/1 In the living-room is the Steinway upright. 2012 New Yorker 3 Sept. 26/2 I had a living room with a fireplace that worked. 2. Room or space for living; spec. territory which a group, state, or nation believes or asserts is needed for its natural development or expansion; = Lebensraum n.Chiefly employed as a translation of the German term Lebensraum, and used in relation to the aggressively expansionist policies of Nazi Germany. ΘΚΠ the world > space > [noun] > sufficient space or room > room to live, move, or work elbow roomc1540 scope1555 play1659 foot-gang1814 living space1852 living room1935 1935 Times 7 Oct. 11/2 Herr Hitler said that..Germany found herself in a more difficult position than other countries, for she had not the living room, the raw materials, the colonies. 1940 ‘G. Orwell’ in New English Weekly 21 Mar. 321/1 Hitler envisages, a hundred years hence,..a continuous state of 250 million Germans with plenty of ‘living room’. 1942 E. Paul Narrow Street xxxiv. 305 The leaders had told them Hitler would behave, if appeased, that he did not want their lands and goods but only ‘living room’. 1986 Pract. Gardening Mar. 12/3 A young couple..still wish to enjoy the garden 'living-room' right through the family stage. 2000 L. J. Hunter Flying Prostitute i. 12 He [sc. Hitler] would go on about pure German blood and needing ‘living room’ for the German nation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1787
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