Word · Frequency #24619
Fully loadedbackroom
后房；密室
the meeting place of a group of leaders who make their decisions via private negotiations
- 1.
A room near the rear of a premises.
场所后部附近的房间。
场所后部附近的房间。；后房；密室
In use
The union leaders met in a backroom to negotiate their new contract.
No decision was made in the public meeting; everything happened in the backroom afterwards.
Several journalists tried to find out which politicians had gathered in that backroom.
in the backroom
backroom 作名词指进行私下讨论的密室，常与介词 in 连用。
The leaders met in the backroom to decide the matter.
领导们在密室里开会决定此事。
backroom [noun]
backroom 作定语修饰名词，表示“私下的、幕后的”，如 backroom deals（幕后交易）。
Backroom negotiations produced the final agreement.
幕后谈判产生了最终协议。
the backroom of [group]
backroom 可用 of 短语说明属于哪个群体，表示该群体的核心决策地点。
Connections
Collocations
- backroom deal
- 密室交易；私下协议
- The contract was awarded through a backroom deal, not an open tender.这份合同是通过幕后交易而非公开招标获得的。
- backroom negotiations
- 秘密磋商；密室谈判
- Salary disputes were often settled in backroom negotiations before the formal session.薪资纠纷通常在正式会议之前通过秘密磋商解决。
- backroom politics
- 幕后政治；密室政治
- The party has been criticized for its reliance on backroom politics.该党因依赖幕后政治而受到批评。
- smoke-filled backroom
- 烟雾弥漫的密室
- Many people suspect the real decisions are made in smoke-filled backrooms.许多人怀疑真正的决定是在烟雾弥漫的密室里做出的。
Idioms & figurative uses
- backroom deal
- 幕后交易The contract was awarded through a backroom deal.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
back(后面)+room(房间)：想象领导们躲进后房密室，关起门私下谈判。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：politics、business、behind-the-scenes talks 该词作名词时通常指领导人私下谈判的密室，多用于政治或商业语境；作定语修饰 deal、politics 等时，常见于新闻报道，表示“幕后的、不公开的”意味。整体语气中性，在正式与非正式场合都较自然。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -room 结尾，读作 /ruːm/，与 backroom 的后半部分读音相同；其中 classroom、bedroom、bathroom、storeroom 是含 room 的复合词，重音都在第一个音节。注意 broom 读作单音节 /bruːm/，重音结构与 backroom 不同；不要把 backroom 中的 back 按单词 back /bæk/ 重读。
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.