资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Salon \Sa`lon"\, n.
   An apartment for the reception and exhibition of works of
   art; hence, an annual exhibition of paintings, sculptures,
   etc., held in Paris by the Society of French Artists; --
   sometimes called the {Old Salon}.

   {New Salon} is a popular name for an annual exhibition of
      paintings, sculptures, etc., held in Paris at the Champs
      de Mars, by the Soci['e]t['e] Nationale des Beaux-Arts
      (National Society of Fine Arts), a body of artists who, in
      1890, seceded from the Soci['e]t['e] des Artistes
      Fran[,c]ais (Society of French Artists).