Word · Frequency #15542
Publican
酒馆老板；酒吧经营者
a person who owns or manages a pub
- 1.
Synonym of Arnoldist.
阿诺德主义者的同义词
阿诺德主义者的同义词；小酒馆老板；酒店老板；客栈老板；征收员
In use
The publican greeted every regular customer by name as they walked in.
After years of working as a barman, he finally became the publican of a small village pub.
The publican decided to close early because the weather had kept most customers at home.
the publican of [place]
表示某个特定酒馆的经营者，of 后接酒馆或酒吧名称。
The publican of the Red Lion greeted us warmly.
红狮酒馆的老板热情地招呼了我们。
work as a publican
work as + 职业名词，表示从事某职业。
She worked as a publican in a small village for ten years.
她在一个小村庄当了十年酒馆老板。
become a publican
become + 职业名词，表示成为……。
After retiring from the navy, he became a publican.
从海军退役后，他成了一名酒馆老板。
Common mistakes
He is publican.He is a publican.
publican 是可数名词，单数形式前必须加冠词；汉语“他是酒馆老板”没有冠词，因此容易漏掉 a。
There are many publican in this town.There are many publicans in this town.
publican 是可数名词，复数要加 -s；汉语名词没有复数变化，“很多酒馆老板”中的“老板”不体现复数，所以容易漏掉词尾。
Connections
Collocations
- the local publican
- 当地的酒馆老板
- The local publican knows everyone who comes into the pub.当地的酒馆老板认识每一位来酒馆的人。
- a publican's licence
- 酒馆经营许可证
- He applied for a publican's licence before opening the tavern.他在开酒馆之前申请了酒馆经营许可证。
- work as a publican
- 当酒馆老板
- She has worked as a publican in the same village for twenty years.她在同一个村子里当了二十年的酒馆老板。
- the publican's trade
- 酒馆生意
- His family has been in the publican's trade for generations.他家世代经营酒馆生意。
Idioms & figurative uses
- publicans and sinners
- 税吏和罪人（指被社会排斥、遭人鄙视的人，源自《圣经》）He was criticized for associating with publicans and sinners.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把public(公共的)拆出来，联想public house(英式酒馆)：publican就是酒馆老板，想象站在吧台后擦杯子的那个人。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：licensing and legal documents、formal news reports publican 表示“酒馆老板”时通常用于较正式的书面语，如酒馆执照、法律文件或新闻报道中；日常口语中更常说 landlord / landlady 或 pub owner。
Pronunciation & Spelling
republican 以 /pʌblɪkən/ 结尾，与 publican 押韵；American、African、Anglican 也以 -ican 结尾，但重音在前，不押韵。public 和 publish 拼写开头相似，但发音不同，分别读 /ˈpʌblɪk/ 和 /ˈpʌblɪʃ/。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.