hostess
英['h??st?s;-es;h??'stes]
美['host?s]
- n. 女主人，女老板；女服務(wù)員；舞女；女房東
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?hostesses;
中文詞源
hostess 女主人，女主持
host,主人，-ess,表陰性。
英文詞源
- hostess (n.)
- late 13c., "woman who keeps an inn or public hotel," from host (n.1) + -ess, or from Old French hostesse (Modern French h?tesse). Meaning "woman who presides at a dinner party, etc." recorded by 1822. Also used mid-20c. in sense "female who entertains customers in nightclubs," with overtones of prostitution.
雙語例句
- 1. An air hostess was arrested and charged with drug smuggling.
- 一名空姐被捕，并被控以走私毒品的罪名。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. "Well, dear," her hostess would reply with a frigid smile.
- “噢，親愛的，”她的女主人會(huì)笑容僵硬地回答。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Mary was always the perfect hostess.
- 瑪麗總是最殷勤的女主人。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. One of the hostess's duties is to mingle with the guests.
- 女主人的職責(zé)之一是與客人們交際.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Even a written apology failed to placate the indignant hostess.
- 甚至一紙書面道歉都沒能安撫這個(gè)怒氣沖沖的女主人.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》