host

もてなす人、ホスト

客を迎え、食べ物や飲み物、泊まる場所などを提供する人。

やさしい英語で： A person who welcomes guests and often gives them food, drink, or a place to stay.

• Our host offered us tea.
• The hosts welcomed everyone at the door.
• We thanked our host for a lovely evening.

反対語： guest

よく使う表現： dinner host, party host, our host, generous host

主催者、開催国

催しを企画し、開催する場所を提供する人や団体、国。

やさしい英語で： A person or organization that arranges an event and provides a place for it.

• Our city is the festival’s host.
• The hosts arranged transport for every team.
• Japan was the host country for the competition.

使い方： host of something (The university is the host of this year’s conference.)

類義語： organizer

よく使う表現： conference host, event host, host country

開催する、主催する

催しを企画し、開催する場所を提供すること。

やさしい英語で： To arrange an event and provide the place where it happens.

• We will host a party.
• The city hosted a large music festival.
• Which country will host the next tournament?

類義語： organize

よく使う表現： host a party, host a conference, host an event, host a meeting

ホスティングする

サイトやソフトをコンピューターに置き、ネット経由で使えるようにすること。

やさしい英語で： To keep a website or software on a computer so other people can use it over a network.

• This server hosts our website.
• The company hosts several online services.
• Can you host the application on your own server?

よく使う表現： host a website, host an application, host online services