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guests

UK /ɡɛsts/US /ɡɛsts/

词源

源自中古英语'gest',来自古挪威语'gestr',最终源自原始日耳曼语'*gastiz',与德语'Gast'同源。

noun

❶ 指被邀请或接待的人,通常是在家中、活动或场所中受到欢迎的来访者。

“We have three guests staying with us this weekend.”

(这个周末我们有三位客人住在家里。)

“The hotel can accommodate up to 200 guests.”

(这家酒店最多可以接待200位客人。)

❶ 在表演或活动中作为特邀参与者出现的人,通常是为了增加吸引力或提供特别内容。

“The talk show had several famous guests this week.”

(这周的脱口秀节目请了几位知名嘉宾。)

“He was a guest speaker at the conference.”

(他是这次会议的特邀演讲者。)

同义词:visitors, attendees, invitees

常见短语

honored guest — 指特别受尊敬或重视的客人,通常用于正式场合表示对来宾的特别礼遇。

“The mayor was treated as an honored guest at the ceremony.”

(市长在典礼上被作为贵宾接待。)

guest of honor — 指活动或场合中最重要、最受尊敬的客人,通常是活动的主要焦点人物。

“The Nobel laureate was the guest of honor at the banquet.”

(这位诺贝尔奖得主是宴会的主宾。)