Word · Frequency #23565
innkeeper
小旅馆老板；客栈老板
the owner or manager of an inn
- 1.
The person responsible for the running of an inn, usually the proprietor.
经营客栈的人,通常为店主。
- 2.
the owner or manager of an inn
旅馆的主人或经理
经营客栈的人,通常为店主。；旅馆的主人或经理；小旅馆老板；客栈老板
In use
The innkeeper welcomed us warmly and showed us to our room.
Our host, an innkeeper for over twenty years, knows every trail in the area.
Several innkeepers in the village met to discuss the new tourism rules.
the innkeeper of [place]
of 后接具体的旅馆或客栈，表示所属关系。
The innkeeper of the old inn told us about its history.
那家老旅馆的老板给我们讲了它的历史。
the innkeeper at [establishment]
at 后接工作场所，强调任职地点。
She is the innkeeper at a small bed-and-breakfast.
她是一家小民宿的老板。
a/an [adjective] innkeeper
形容词修饰 innkeeper 时放在名词前，并用不定冠词 a/an。
Connections
Collocations
- the innkeeper greeted
- 旅店老板迎接（客人）
- The innkeeper greeted the weary travelers at the door.旅店老板在门口迎接疲惫的旅行者。
- the innkeeper served
- 旅店老板招待（客人）
- The innkeeper served a hearty meal to the guests.旅店老板为客人们端上一顿丰盛的饭菜。
- the innkeeper's wife
- 旅店老板的妻子
- The innkeeper's wife kept the accounts.旅店老板的妻子管账。
- the innkeeper charged
- 旅店老板收取（费用）
- The innkeeper charged a fair price for the night's lodging.旅店老板对过夜住宿收取了合理的费用。
- the innkeeper's hospitality
- 客栈老板的热情好客
- The innkeeper's hospitality made the travelers feel welcome.客栈老板的热情好客让旅行者感到宾至如归。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住inn是小客栈，keeper是看管人；管着客栈的人，就是客栈老板。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：historical novels、period dramas、travel writing about old inns 这个词比较书面，多用于历史或文学语境；在日常口语中较少出现，指现代旅馆老板时通常说 hotel owner 或 landlord。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上各词均以 /kipɚ/ 结尾，与 innkeeper /ˈɪnˌkipɚ/ 押韵。注意拼写相似的 kept 读 /kɛpt/，ink 读 /ɪŋk/，不要按拼写类推成 /kipɚ/。
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.