Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #9940
hostess
女主人
a woman host; a woman who receives and entertains guests
- 1.
a woman host
女主人
- 2.
a woman innkeeper
女店主
- 3.
a woman steward on an airplane
女空乘
女空乘；空中女乘务员；女店主；女空乘；女房东；女老板
In use
The hostess greeted each guest at the entrance.
Our hostess offered each guest a glass of wine.
Before we left, the hostess thanked us for coming.
be the hostess of
用于指负责接待宾客的女性主人。
She was the hostess of the charity gala.
她是慈善晚宴的女主人。
act as hostess
强调临时或特定场合担任女主人角色。
He asked me to act as hostess at the dinner party.
他让我在那次晚宴上充当女主人。
hostess + plural
复数形式指多位女主人或女招待。
The hostesses greeted the guests warmly.
Connections
Collocations
- airline hostess
- 空姐
- The airline hostess welcomed the passengers aboard.空姐欢迎乘客登机。
- hostess gift
- 送给女主人的礼物
- She brought a bottle of wine as a hostess gift.她带了一瓶酒作为送给女主人的礼物。
- hostess duties
- 女主人的职责
- Her hostess duties included greeting guests and serving drinks.她的女主人职责包括迎接客人和提供饮品。
- perfect hostess
- 完美的女主人
- She is known as the perfect hostess for her attention to detail.她因注重细节而被誉为完美的女主人。
- friendly hostess
- 友好的空姐
- The friendly hostess helped the elderly man with his luggage.友好的空姐帮助那位老人搬运行李。
- hostess role
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想host（主人）+ ess（女性），记住hostess是女主人或空姐。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：aviation、air travel 在航空语境中，hostess 指女性乘务员，通常为中性偏正式用语，但现代英语中更倾向于使用无性别的 flight attendant。
Grammar Note
表示女性主人，为host的阴性形式
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end in -ess but have different stressed vowels, so they do not rhyme with hostess (/hoʊstəs/). Only the final consonant cluster /s/ and the spelling chunk are similar.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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。
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