Hostess
['həʊstɪs;-es;həʊ'stes] or ['hostəs]
解釋/意思:
(n.) A female host; a woman who hospitably entertains guests at her house.
(n.) A woman who entertains guests for compensation; a female innkeeper.
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例句/造句/用法:
- The Duke of St. Austrey, who sat at his hostess's right, was naturally the chief figure of the evening. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 純真年代.
- The face of the hostess darkened with some shadow of perplexity, as she replied: 'Gaffer has never been where you have been. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- Then the kind hostess conducted her guests to the snug apartments blazing with cheerful fires. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- You not only could, but you can and you do,' replied the hostess. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- The cares of a large party always prevailed over personal feelings, and Lily saw no change in her hostess's manner. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- Caroline also looked at her hostess. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- Gerald waited a moment, for his sister to play hostess. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- For in the last year she had found that her hostesses expected her to take a place at the card-table. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
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