hostess的词源

英文词源

hostess (n.)

late 13c., "woman who keeps an inn or public hotel," from host (n.1) + -ess, or from Old French hostesse (Modern French hôtesse). Meaning "woman who presides at a dinner party, etc." recorded by 1822. Also used mid-20c. in sense "female who entertains customers in nightclubs," with overtones of prostitution.

中文词源

hostess：女主人，女主持

host,主人，-ess,表阴性。

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hostess：女主人，女主持人；(飞机、列车、公共汽车等上的)女服务员

词根词缀： -host-主人 + -ess女性