hostess 英 [ˈhəʊstəs]   美 [ˈhoʊstəs]

hostess

hostess  英 [ˈhəʊstəs] 美 [ˈhoʊstəs]

n. 女主人,女房东;女招待 

名词复数:hostesses 

Mary was always the perfect hostess. 玛丽总是最殷勤的女主人。
The hostess set a lamp on the table. 女主人把一盏灯放在桌子上.

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  • n. 女主人,女房东;女招待
  • 1. Mary was always the perfect hostess.

    玛丽总是最殷勤的女主人。

  • 2. The hostess set a lamp on the table.

    女主人把一盏灯放在桌子上.

  • 3. The hostess is very pretty.

    女主人非常漂亮.

  • hostess (n.) late 13c., "woman who keeps an inn or public hotel," from host (n.1) + -ess, or from Old French ostesse, hostesse "hostess; servant; guest" (Modern French hôtesse). Old French also had ostelaine; the Latin word was hospita. 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.
host·ess / ˈhəʊstəs ; ˈhəʊstes ; NAmE ˈhoʊstəs / noun 1 a woman who invites guests to a meal, a party, etc; a woman who has people staying at her home 女主人;女房东 Mary was always the perfect hostess. 玛丽总是最殷勤的女主人。 2 a woman who is employed to welcome and entertain men at a nightclub (夜总会的)女招待 3 a woman who introduces and talks to guests on a television or radio show (电视或广播节目的)女主持人 SYN compère note at gender 4 ( NAmE) a woman who welcomes the customers in a restaurant (餐馆的)女迎宾,女门迎 see also host hostess hostesses host·ess / ˈhəʊstəs ; ˈhəʊstes ; NAmE ˈhoʊstəs /
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