concierge
concierge — 名詞
1. a person responsible for looking after a block of flats or apartment building —
管理員
法國公寓大樓的管理人員
a person responsible for looking after a block of flats or apartment building — checking who enters and leaves, receiving packages, and handling basic repairs or maintenance; a role especially common in France.
The concierge at our Paris apartment building greets every resident by name each morning.
我們巴黎公寓大樓的管理員每天早上都會叫出每位住戶的名字打招呼。
collocation: apartment building concierge
Packages arrived for the Dupont family and the concierge signed for them.
包裹送達 Dupont 家時，管理員幫忙簽收。
Mert asked the concierge for a spare key after locking himself out of his flat.
Mert 把自己鎖在門外後，去向管理員借備用鑰匙。
Concierge Mauricio showed Mrs. Yuna the basement and logged a washing machine repair request.
管理員 Mauricio 帶 Yuna 太太到地下室，並登記了洗衣機的維修申請。
- caretaker
common in British English, but does not imply living on-site
- superintendent
used in US apartment buildings; often a broader management role
- janitor
focuses on cleaning and basic maintenance rather than security or oversight
用法筆記
This sense is strongly associated with French apartment buildings. In other countries, similar roles are called building superintendent (US), caretaker (UK), or janitor.
常見錯誤
2. an employee in a hotel, club, or resort who assists guests with arranging transp
門房
飯店為客人提供服務的員工
an employee in a hotel, club, or resort who assists guests with arranging transport, booking tickets, recommending restaurants, and managing any special requests.
João asked the hotel concierge to book two seats for Saturday's opera performance.
João 請飯店門房幫忙訂了兩張週六歌劇演出的座位。
collocation: hotel concierge
The concierge at the Grand Hotel recommended a small Thai place near the night market.
大飯店的門房推薦了一家夜市附近的小泰國餐廳。
When Hoa checked in, the concierge had her room key and a city map ready.
Hoa 辦理入住時，門房已經準備好她的房間鑰匙和一份市區地圖。
The hotel concierge booked Kian a table at a sushi bar and arranged a car for his client meeting.
飯店門房幫 Kian 訂了壽司吧的桌位，並安排了一輛車供他參加客戶會議使用。
Astrid tipped the concierge after she arranged a last-minute tour of the old port area.
Astrid 給了門房一筆小費，因為她臨時安排了舊港區的導覽行程。
常見錯誤
3. an employee or service that a company provides to run personal errands for its s
生活秘書
公司協助員工處理私事的專員
an employee or service that a company provides to run personal errands for its staff — such as picking up dry cleaning, booking appointments, or buying gifts — so that employees can focus on their work without leaving the office.
Caleb's company hired a concierge to pick up dry cleaning and buy gifts for staff.
Caleb 的公司聘請了一位生活秘書，為員工取送乾洗衣物和購買禮物。
collocation: corporate concierge / company concierge
The office concierge found a plumber for Dylan when a pipe burst in his kitchen.
辦公室的生活秘書在 Dylan 家水管爆裂時幫他找來了水電師傅。
A young analyst used the company concierge service to book flights home for the holidays.
一位年輕的分析師利用公司的生活秘書服務訂了返鄉過節的機票。
The company concierge walked the director's dog during an eight-hour negotiation meeting.
公司的生活秘書在一場長達八小時的協商會議期間，幫忙遛了主管的狗。
- personal assistant
usually assigned to one individual rather than shared across a company
- lifestyle manager
implies a luxury membership service for high-net-worth clients, not an employee benefit
- errand-runner
informal and less professional
用法筆記
Typically used with a modifier such as corporate concierge or company concierge. Unlike a personal assistant who is assigned to one person, this service is shared across the organisation.
4. a professional who guides an author through the process of independently publish
出版顧問
協助作者自行出版的專業人員
a professional who guides an author through the process of independently publishing a book — managing tasks such as editing, cover design, formatting, distribution, and marketing — without going through a traditional publishing house.
Self-published writers often hire a publishing concierge to handle editing and cover design.
自行出版的作家經常聘請出版顧問來處理編輯和封面設計。
collocation: publishing concierge
Her concierge arranged the printing, distribution, and online promotion for her first novel.
她的出版顧問安排了第一本小說的印刷、發行和線上宣傳事宜。
Niran hired a publishing concierge after struggling to get his manuscript into bookstores.
Niran 在嘗試將書稿打入書店通路遇到困難後，聘請了一位出版顧問。
Sana's publishing concierge formatted her cookbook chapters, uploaded them to the printer, and booked the launch venue.
Sana 的出版顧問為她的食譜書排版章節、上傳至印刷廠，並預訂了新書發表會的場地。
- publishing consultant
gives advice but often does not manage the hands-on tasks
- book coach
focuses on the writing and revision stage rather than production and distribution
用法筆記
A relatively new role that emerged with the rise of self-publishing. The author typically pays a flat fee or a percentage of book sales rather than an hourly wage.
concierge — 形容詞
1. describing a type of medical practice where patients pay a yearly membership fee
專屬醫療
會員制高階醫療服務的
describing a type of medical practice where patients pay a yearly membership fee in return for better access to their doctor — including same-day or longer appointments, 24-hour phone or email contact, and more personal attention than a standard clinic offers.
Dr. Okafor runs a concierge medicine practice with only four hundred patients.
Okafor 醫生經營的專屬醫療診所只收四百名病患。
collocation: concierge medicine
The Watanabe family switched to a concierge doctor who answers phone calls at any hour.
Watanabe 一家改看一位隨時接聽電話的專屬醫療醫師。
Ramón woke with chest pain at 3 a.m.; his concierge doctor saw him in the office by 7 a.m.
Ramón 凌晨三點因胸痛醒來，他的專屬醫療醫師在早上七點前於診所為他看診。
Under a concierge model, annual check-ups can last a full hour instead of fifteen minutes.
在專屬醫療模式下，年度健檢可以長達一小時，而不是短短十五分鐘。
- membership-based
describes the payment model neutrally, without the luxury connotation
- boutique medical
emphasises the small-scale, personalised aspect of the practice
- direct primary care
a similar model in US healthcare that typically costs less and excludes insurance billing
文法句型
concierge + noun (medicine, healthcare, doctor, practice)
用法筆記
Only used before a noun — you say concierge medicine or concierge doctor, never 'the practice is concierge'. Most common in the US and typically with words related to healthcare.