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hostesses
女主人
hostesses is the plural of hostess.
核心释义
a woman host; a woman who receives and entertains guests
- 1.
女主人
a woman host
- 2.
女店主
a woman innkeeper
- 3.
女空乘
a woman steward on an airplane
女空乘;空中女乘务员;女店主;女空乘;女房东;女老板
用法In use
The hostess greeted each guest at the entrance.
用法提示:hostess 是名词,意为“女主人”,在句中作主语。
Our hostess offered each guest a glass of wine.
用法提示:hostess 是名词,此处指女主人,作主语,前面用 our 修饰。
Before we left, the hostess thanked us for coming.
用法提示:hostess 是名词,意为“女主人”,在句中作主语。
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.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想host(主人)+ ess(女性),记住hostess是女主人或空姐。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
表示女性主人,为host的阴性形式
发音与拼写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.
用法优先级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。
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