hall 和 auditorium 有什麼分別 ?

HALL (noun)

1.a building/large room. 開會, 用餐, 音樂演出用的建築物或廳堂
是一個普通 general 用的字
許多時 hall 前面加多個 noun, 說明什麼廳堂, 變做 compound nouns,
noun + hall
The first noun classifies the second noun "hall". It tells us its purpose.

assembly hall = 會議廳
banquet hall = 宴會廳
city [town] hall = 市政廳
concert hall = 音樂廳
conference hall = 會議庭
convention hall = 會場
dance hall = 舞廳
exhibition hall = 展覽廳
lecture hall = 講堂, 講演廳
sports hall = 體育館

hall of residence [大學] 學生宿舍
Hall of Fame = 〔美國〕名人紀念館;名人堂


AUDITORIUM (noun)

1. part of theatre, concert hall etc. in which the audience sits 觀眾席, 聽眾席

auditorium 可以說是 concert hall 或 theatre 其中一部分

2, (US)- a large room or building which is used for events such as meetings, concerts 禮堂


hall 還有其他的解釋
2. inside the front entrance of a house/building 正門走廊

2015-04-06 06:02:59 補充：
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應該問 Concert hall 與 Auditorium 有什麼分別?

Concert Hall 是大型的, 傳統上稱呼
例如:~ 倫敦的 Royal Albert Hall, Royal Festival Hall
紐約的 Carnegie Hall

Auditorium 是比較上小的規模, comparing to Concert hall
是學校內或者劇院內一個大房間, specifically made for music concerts

2015-04-06 06:46:17 補充：
紐約的 Carnegie Hall 本身有 Main Hall, Zankel Hall 與 Weill Recital Hall
Main Hall 後來再命名 Isaac Stern Auditorium

hall= the village hall in eg:- Kwi Tei New Village(turning into new town.)
the assembly hall,
the audititorium
the A/C Concert Hall, theTheatre with entrance-hall;

auditorium=assembly room for the crowd in the house in a theatre
for listeners, spectators, and turn out viewers.
Sound-recording equipments are more.
It depends on audio-visual equipment;
Both can mean concert-hall, theatre.;