inn

/ɪn/ n.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

小旅馆;客栈;(乡村的)小酒馆

释义与例句

n. 小旅馆;客栈;(乡村的)小酒馆
a small hotel or pub, often in the countryside, where you can eat, drink and stay
  1. They stayed overnight at a country inn near the lake.
    他们在湖边一家乡村客栈过夜。
  2. The old inn serves homemade pies to travellers.
    这家老客栈给过往旅客供应自制馅饼。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. In the past, inns offered beds to coach travellers.
    从前,客栈为乘长途马车的旅客提供床位。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 记 inn 双写 n 是‘客栈、小旅馆’;少写一个 n 就成了介词 in,拼写千万别漏。

词族与关联词

词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • innkeeper 客栈老板;旅店经营者
    inn + keeper,指经营客栈的人。
同义词
  • hotel 旅馆;酒店
    hotel 规模更大、服务更标准化,多在城市;inn 传统上是乡村小客栈,常带酒馆,气氛古朴。进城办事订 hotel,想体验乡村风情住 inn;现代有些旅馆以 inn 命名,但‘古老客栈’的形象只能用 inn。
    The city hotel has a gym and a swimming pool. 这家市内酒店有健身房和游泳池。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
  • in 在……里;进入(介词/副词)
    in 是介词/副词,inn 是名词‘客栈’,只差一个 n。句子需要‘住的地方’时必须双写 n:They slept at an inn(他们睡在客栈);写成 at an in 是拼写错误(×)。
    The keys are in the drawer. 钥匙在抽屉里。
常见搭配
  • stay at an inn 住在客栈
    We stayed at an inn overlooking the harbour. 我们住在一家可以俯瞰港口的客栈。
  • a country inn 乡村客栈
    The village has a country inn famous for its fish soup. 村里有一家以鱼汤闻名的乡村客栈。