A lunchroom is a large room in a school or office where people sit and eat. It is mainly an American word.

A lunchroom一個lunchroom is a large room是一間學校或辦公室裡的大房間 in a school or office where people sit and eat供人坐下來吃東西. It它 is mainly an American word主要是美式說法.

In Britain people more often say canteen or cafeteria; cafeteria is common in American schools too, and is often the same room. The lunchroom may serve food, or people may bring their own.

In Britain在英國, people更常說 more often say canteen or cafeteria canteen或cafeteria; cafeteria is common in American schools too而cafeteria在美國學校也很常見, and is often the same room而且常常就是同一個房間. The lunchroom may serve food這個lunchroom可能會供餐, or people may bring their own也可能是大家自己帶便當.

It is a place-word, slightly institutional — school, factory, office — not a café you choose for fun.

It它 is a place-word是一個場所詞, slightly institutional帶點機構感 — school, factory, office學校、工廠、辦公室 — not a café you choose for fun不是那種你為了休閒挑選的咖啡廳.

Though actually, many Taiwan schools have no separate lunchroom at all: students eat at their desks. So when an American story says 'in the lunchroom', picture a big shared eating hall, not your classroom.

Though actually不過事實上, many Taiwan schools台灣很多學校 have no separate lunchroom at all根本沒有獨立的lunchroom: students eat at their desks學生都是在自己的座位上吃飯. So這樣, when an American story says 'in the lunchroom'當美式故事裡寫到'in the lunchroom', picture a big shared eating hall要想像的是一個大家共用的用餐大廳, not your classroom而不是你的教室.

It is not as grand as a restaurant and not as private as a kitchen.

It它 is not as grand as a restaurant不像餐廳那麼氣派 and not as private as a kitchen也不像廚房那麼私密.