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A homestay is a plan where you stay in a local family’s house while you study or travel, not in a hotel. You eat with them, sleep in a spare room, and practise the language in the kitchen. Though actually, the English looks simple — home + stay — but the set meaning we use for study trips was also shaped by Japanese ホームステイ, and English then borrowed that package back. In Taiwan, students say homestay and 寄宿家庭. Older people may still picture a school trip; younger people use it for working holidays too.
家庭寄宿、寄宿家庭（不是民宿：民宿是小旅館，homestay 是住在當地人家裡）
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。
homestaynoun/ˈhoʊmˌsteɪ/
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A system whereby students, visiting a foreign country to study, board with a local family at an affordable price.
- Whether you’re crossing paths with shepherds in the mountains or staying with a family at a homestay, the warmth of the people will linger in your heart long after your trip ends.
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A house used primarily as the residence of the owner but with the business of accommodating paying guests.
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。