hostess

hostess — 名詞

1. The woman who welcomes people into her home or to a social event and looks after

1.名詞B1
釋義

女主人

在家中接待賓客的女性

The woman who welcomes people into her home or to a social event and looks after them during their stay.

例句

Nora was a wonderful hostess who made sure everyone had enough to eat and drink.

Nora 是一位出色的女主人，她確保每位客人都吃好喝好。

hostess + relative clause for describing someone's role

The hostess greeted her dinner guests with a warm smile at the front door.

女主人面帶溫暖的笑容，在大門口迎接前來共進晚餐的客人。

同義詞
  • host

    gender-neutral term that can be used for anyone who receives guests

  • entertainer

    broader — can refer to a performer or someone who provides social amusement, not specifically a person receiving guests

  • party-giver

    informal, focuses specifically on the person organizing and funding a social event

反義詞
  • guest

    a person invited and received by a hostess

文法句型

hostess + of + event/group

常見錯誤

❌The hostess seated us at a corner table in her home.
✅The hostess seated us at a corner table in the restaurant.
💡A restaurant hostess works in a dining establishment; a party hostess welcomes guests at home or for an event.

2. A woman employed at a nightclub or bar to entertain male guests through conversa

2.名詞B2
釋義

女公關

在夜店或酒吧陪伴顧客的女性

A woman employed at a nightclub or bar to entertain male guests through conversation and companionship.

例句

Sari worked as a hostess at a nightclub in Taipei, where she entertained customers with conversation.

Sari 在台北一家夜店擔任女公關，負責陪客人聊天。

work as a hostess at [nightclub/bar]

The manager asked the hostess to make sure the male guests felt welcome and had plenty of drinks.

經理要求女公關確保男客人都感到受歡迎，並備有充足的飲料。

同義詞
  • escort

    implies a more personal, private arrangement rather than a venue employee; often carries a different social meaning

  • bar girl

    informal and potentially offensive; more narrowly refers to a woman working in a bar setting

文法句型

hostess + at + [nightclub/bar]

用法筆記

Frequently associated with bars and nightclubs; may carry cultural assumptions about entertainment and companionship that differ by region.

3. A woman who greets customers when they arrive at a restaurant and shows them to

3.名詞B1
釋義

接待員

在餐廳門口迎接並帶位的服務人員

A woman who greets customers when they arrive at a restaurant and shows them to their table.

例句

The hostess at the noodle shop showed us to a small table near the window.

麵館的接待員帶我們到窗邊的一個小桌。

hostess at [restaurant] shows guests to table

Lukas waited at the entrance until the hostess returned to seat him and his daughter.

Lukas 在入口處等待，直到接待員回來帶他和他女兒入座。

同義詞
  • greeter

    a more general term used in restaurants and other business settings; can be any gender

  • maître d'

    a higher-ranking role that often supervises the dining room and handles reservations

  • seater

    informal, less common; focuses only on the task of guiding customers to tables

文法句型

hostess + at + [restaurant/cafe]

常見錯誤

❌The hostess brought us our meals and refilled our water.
✅The hostess showed us to our table and gave us menus.
💡In a restaurant, the hostess seats guests and handles the initial greeting; a server or waiter takes food orders and brings meals.

4. A woman who serves passengers and gives safety instructions on an aircraft durin

4.名詞B2
釋義

空服員

在飛機上服務乘客的女性機組人員

A woman who serves passengers and gives safety instructions on an aircraft during a flight.

例句

The hostess on the flight to Tokyo brought Ziad a blanket and a glass of water.

飛往東京航班上的空服員拿了一條毯子和一杯水給 Ziad。

hostess on [flight] brings items to passenger

Before takeoff, the hostess showed the passengers how to fasten their seat belts correctly.

起飛前，空服員向乘客示範如何正確繫好安全帶。

同義詞
  • flight attendant

    the modern, gender-neutral term that has largely replaced hostess and stewardess in the airline industry

  • stewardess

    older term that is still understood but increasingly seen as dated

  • cabin crew

    collective term for all airline staff working in the passenger cabin, used both for individuals and groups

文法句型

hostess + on + [flight/plane]

用法筆記

Increasingly replaced by the gender-neutral term flight attendant, which is now standard in the airline industry.

常見錯誤

❌The hostess showed me to my seat on the plane.
✅The flight attendant showed me to my seat on the plane.
💡Flight attendant is the current standard term for all cabin crew regardless of gender.

hostess — 動詞