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1920年代由'motor(汽车)'和'hotel(酒店)'组成的混成词,源自美国公路文化。
❶ 汽车旅馆,通常位于公路旁,提供停车位与房间相连的便捷住宿,适合驾车旅行者短期停留。
“We stayed at a motel near the highway during our road trip.”
(公路旅行时我们住在高速公路旁的一家汽车旅馆。)
“The motel had a sign that said 'Vacancy' so we decided to stop.”
(汽车旅馆挂着'有空房'的牌子,于是我们决定入住。)
motel room — 指汽车旅馆的单个住宿单元,通常有独立入口且与停车场相邻。
“The motel room smelled like cigarettes and had a noisy air conditioner.”
(汽车旅馆房间有烟味,空调噪音很大。)