Landlord
['læn(d)lɔːd] or ['lændlɔrd]
解釋/意思:
(n.) The lord of a manor, or of land; the owner of land or houses which he leases to a tenant or tenants.
(n.) The master of an inn or of a lodging house.
編輯:玛杰里
同義詞及近義詞:
n. [1]. Owner, proprietor.[2]. Host, inn-keeper.
校對:拉弗尔斯
例句/造句/用法:
- We did not go very far along the road, for Holmes stopped the instant that the curve hid us from the landlord's view. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- She answered Sergeant Cuff's inquiry for the landlord, by telling him sharply that her master was up-stairs, and was not to be bothered by anybody. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- No doubt he would be, if he could, returned the landlord, but he can't. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- Shall I step upstairs, and pitch into the landlord? 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- In the present state of Europe, the share of the landlord seldom exceeds a third, sometimes not a fourth part of the whole produce of the land. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- He's a damned bad landlord. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- I was in the bar, and a garrulous landlord was giving me all that I wanted. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- The landlord reciprocated the old man's laugh; and returned to his guests. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- I heard the landlord say. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- You will excuse my landlord, said the old lady with a dignified air. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- I thought of it then, and superb as the bath was, I was sorry I had taken it, and was about to go and explain to the landlord. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- Human food seems to be the only produce of land, which always and necessarily affords some rent to the landlord. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- In this case, though there was no tythe, the rent of the landlord could amount to no more than one-fifth or two-tenths of the whole produce. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- The hearty old landlord was trying to look very cheerful and unconcerned, but failing signally in the attempt. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- The landlord made a strong effort, and at length replied, 'Well, Sir, I do _not_ know you. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- Landlords and farmers, besides, two of the largest classes of masters, have another reason for being pleased with dear years. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- The more prosperous landlords went to England to live, and had their children educated there. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- Some landlords, instead of raising the rent, take a fine for the renewal of the lease. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- Those improvements sometimes contribute, indeed, to the discharge of the other landlords of the district. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- No, I woon't: I'll be dee'd if I'll leather my boy to please you or anybody else, not if you was twenty landlords istid o' one, and that a bad un. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- HE, I promise, did not decline the obsequious invitation of the landlords to alight and refresh himself in the neat country towns. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- The nobles and commoners became landlords and gentlemen farmers; it was they who directed the shipbuilding and engaged in trade. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- Some landlords, instead of a rent in money, require a rent in kind, in corn, cattle, poultry, wine, oil, etc. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- They are a sort of out-servants of the landlords and farmers. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- There are landlords in China who own one or a few farms and rent them to tenants, but there are no great, permanent estates. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- They are quite different from your uncle's tenants or Sir James's--monsters--farmers without landlords--one can't tell how to class them. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- Their interest as landlords and farmers would in this case be very deeply affected by such regulations, and their interest as consumers very little. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
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