an entrance hall or other open area in a building used by the public, especially a hotel or theatre
(尤指旅馆或剧院等公共建筑的)门厅,休息厅。
〈北美〉 (房屋或公寓的)前厅;门厅。
"late 18th cent. (denoting the centre of attention or activity): from French, ‘hearth, home', based on Latin