guest(名词):客人;宾客;来访者;(节目/活动中的)特邀嘉宾。(也可作形容词:客座的、特邀的,如 guest speaker)
/ɡest/
The hotel gave each guest a free bottle of water.
酒店给每位客人都免费送了一瓶水。
Although he was a guest in their home, he offered to cook dinner to thank them for their kindness.
尽管他是他们家的客人,他还是主动提出做晚饭,以感谢他们的好意。
guest 来自古英语 gæst,更早可追溯到原始日耳曼语词根,基本含义是“来访的人、被接待的人”。在历史语境中,它与“招待、接纳”的社会习俗密切相关,因此常带有“受款待者”的意味。