host
英 [h??st]
美[host]
- n. [計] 主機；主人；主持人；許多
- vt. 主持；當主人招待
- vi. 群集；做主人
英英釋意
- 1. a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
- 2. a vast multitude
- 3. an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; the host does not benefit and is often harmed by the association
- 4. a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)
- 5. archaic terms for army
- 6. any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event;
- "Atlanta was chosen to be host for the Olympic Games"
- 7. (medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor
- 8. the owner or manager of an inn
- 9. (computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network