核心畫面

Picture the person stationed at the entrance of a building — the one who sees everyone come and go and knows how the place works. Point that job outward toward guests and it becomes the hotel's who books your table; keep it pointed at the door and it stays the caretaker who watches who goes in. Same post, two directions.

可以想成:坐鎮在建築物入口的那個人——所有人進出他都看得到,整棟樓怎麼運作他最清楚。把這個位置轉向客人,就成了飯店裡更多收起可以想成:坐鎮在建築物入口的那個人——所有人進出他都看得到,整棟樓怎麼運作他最清楚。把這個位置轉向客人,就成了飯店裡幫你訂餐廳、安排行程的那位;讓它繼續守著門,就是看管出入的管理員。同一個位置,兩個方向。這是法文借來的字,唸法也保留法文味道。

原始詞典資料6 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

conciergenoun/ˌkɒnsiˈɛːʒ/

  • 1

    An employee of a hotel who attends to the requirements and wishes of guests.

  • 2

    An employee of a hotel who attends to the requirements and wishes of guests.

    • concierge banking (that is, private banking)    concierge medicine    concierge service
  • 3

    governmenthealthcareA nurse who provides support during fertility treatment.

  • 4

    One who attends to the maintenance of a building and provides services to its tenants and visitors.

    • Underground parking, private storage and daily housekeeping are offered as well, and the club's concierge can assist with prearrival grocery shopping, spa reservations, dinner plans and golf tee times.
    • Everyday life is increasingly unaffordable for most New Yorkers, but a new class of private, members-only and concierge services is emerging as a kind of gated community within the city.
  • 5

    obsoleteA senior official in charge of a fortress, palace, etc.; also, a custodian of a house; a warden of a prison.

  • 6

    obsoleteSynonym of conciergerie (“the office of a concierge; also, the lodge or residence of a concierge”).

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。