English Dictionary

host

IPA（発音記号）

/həʊst/

名詞

インターネット

One which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or officially. / One that provides a facility for an event. / A person or organization responsible for running an event.

日本語の意味

来客を迎えてもてなす人・者 / イベントのために施設や場所を提供する者・者組織 / イベントの運営・主催を行う人または団体

The host welcomed every guest with a warm smile and offered refreshments.

主催者は温かい笑顔で来客一人ひとりを迎え、飲み物や軽食を振る舞った。

意味（1）

One which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or officially.

A good host is always considerate of the guest’s needs.

意味（2）

One that provides a facility for an event.

意味（3）

A person or organization responsible for running an event.

Our company is host of the annual conference this year.

意味（4）

A moderator or master of ceremonies for a performance.

The host was terrible, but the acts themselves were good.

意味（5）

(computing, Internet) Any computer attached to a network.

意味（6）

(ecology) A cell or organism which harbors another organism or biological entity, usually a parasite.

A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents.

意味（7）

(evolution, genetics) An organism bearing certain genetic material.

The so-called junk DNA is known, so far, to provide no apparent benefit to its host.

意味（8）

A paid male companion offering conversation and in some cases sex, as in certain types of bar in Japan.

hosts （ plural ）

hostess （ feminine ）