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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。
酒馆老板；酒吧经营者
publicans — plural of publican
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
酒馆老板；酒吧经营者
a person who owns or manages a pub
The publican of the Red Lion greeted us warmly.
红狮酒馆的老板热情地招呼了我们。
阿诺德主义者的同义词
Synonym of Arnoldist.
The publican greeted every regular customer by name as they walked in.
酒馆老板在每位常客走进来时都直呼其名地打招呼。
After years of working as a barman, he finally became the publican of a small village pub.
做了多年酒保之后，他终于成了一家乡村小酒馆的老板。
The publican decided to close early because the weather had kept most customers at home.
酒馆老板决定提早打烊，因为天气让大多数顾客都待在了家里。
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 + 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 + 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。
Not this
He is publican.
Use this
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。
Not this
There are many publican in this town.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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.
他因与税吏和罪人来往而受到批评。
有两个人上殿里去祷告：一个是法利赛人，一个是税吏。
In the parable, the humble publican asks God for mercy, while the Pharisee boasts.
在这则比喻中，那个谦卑的税吏祈求上帝怜悯，而法利赛人却自夸。
你们的老师为什么和税吏并罪人一同吃饭呢？
This question about dining with publicans and sinners prompted Jesus to teach about mercy.
关于和税吏并罪人一同吃饭的这个问题，促使耶稣宣讲关于怜悯的教导。
Use publicans naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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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。
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。
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/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.