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A doorkeeper is the person who stands at the main door of a large building and lets people in or keeps them out. You meet the word with churches, halls, clubs, and official buildings, and in older stories with palaces and temples. It feels a little old or formal. In everyday modern English people more often say , receptionist, or security guard, depending on the place. A hotel is not always the same job: that person may also help with bags and taxis. A doorkeeper’s core work is the door itself — who may pass.
門房、門衛（語氣偏正式或舊；日常更常說保全或管理員）
組成door + keeper: someone who looks after the door.
同家族的字
- doorthe place they watch
- keepera person who looks after a thing or place
- goalkeepersame keeper: the person who guards that spot
- shopkeepersame keeper pattern
原始詞典資料2 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。
doorkeepernoun/ˈdôr-ˌkē-pər/
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The person in charge of an entryway, sometimes responsible for security in the immediate area around the entryway.
- Near-synonyms: doorman, concierge, bouncer
- The manager at Carnegie Hall was told to get another usher in his stead; the doorkeeper at the theatre was warned not to admit him to the house; and Charley Edwards remorsefully promised the boy's father not to see him again.
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Someone with power to keep others out of some sphere or activity.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。