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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。
小旅馆老板；客栈老板
innkeepers — plural of innkeeper
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
小旅馆老板；客栈老板
the owner or manager of an inn
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。
经营客栈的人,通常为店主。
The person responsible for the running of an inn, usually the proprietor.
旅馆的主人或经理
the owner or manager of an inn
The innkeeper welcomed us warmly and showed us to our room.
客栈老板热情地欢迎我们，并把我们带到房间。
Our host, an innkeeper for over twenty years, knows every trail in the area.
我们的房东是一位经营客栈二十多年的老板，熟悉当地的每一条小径。
Several innkeepers in the village met to discuss the new tourism rules.
村里的几位客栈老板聚在一起讨论新的旅游规定。
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。
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。
形容词修饰 innkeeper 时放在名词前，并用不定冠词 a/an。
A friendly innkeeper welcomed us at the door.
一位友好的旅馆老板在门口欢迎我们。
Not this
He is innkeeper at the old inn.
Use this
He is an innkeeper at the old inn.
innkeeper 是可数名词，单数形式作表语时必须带限定词，这里应加不定冠词 an；汉语没有冠词，所以学习者容易漏掉。
Not this
She works an innkeeper near the lake.
Use this
She works as an innkeeper near the lake.
表示以某职业或身份工作时，要用 work as + 职务名词，不能把 innkeeper 直接放在 work 后面；这里漏掉了介词 as。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
旅店老板的妻子
The innkeeper's wife kept the accounts.
旅店老板的妻子管账。
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。
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。
第二天，他拿出两个银币交给客栈老板，说：‘请照顾他，我回来时会偿还你的一切额外花费。’
From the Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:35, NIV), a famous Bible story in which a man is robbed and left hurt, and the Samaritan pays the innkeeper to care for him.
出自好撒玛利亚人的比喻（路加福音 10:35，新国际版），这是一个著名的圣经故事，讲一个旅人被抢劫并受伤，撒玛利亚人付钱给客栈老板来照顾他。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 see, free)
Use innkeepers naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记住inn是小客栈，keeper是看管人；管着客栈的人，就是客栈老板。
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。
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/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.