Definition of the word inn

Definition of the word inn

Pronunciation of vocabulary inn

innnoun
nhà trọ
/ɪn//ɪn/

Origin of the word inn

Word OriginOld English (in the sense ‘dwelling place, lodging’): of Germanic origin; related to in. In Middle English the word was used to translate Latin hospitium (see hospice), denoting a house of residence for students: this sense is preserved in Britain in the names of some buildings formerly used for this purpose, notably Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn, two of the Inns of Court, which are the four organizations in England with the authority to allow lawyers to become barristers. The current sense dates from late Middle English.

Vocabulary summary inn

type noun

meaning inn, small hotel (in the countryside, town)

meaning (Inn) boarding house (for college students)

type transitive verb

meaning (US, US meaning) to let someone stay

Example of vocabulary innnamespace

a pub, usually in the country and often one where people can stay the night

một quán rượu, thường ở nông thôn và thường là nơi mọi người có thể nghỉ qua đêm

It was very warm in the inn.
Trong nhà trọ rất ấm áp.
The hotel is a former coaching inn that dates from 1780.
Khách sạn trước đây là nhà trọ dành cho người lái xe ngựa chở khách có từ năm 1780.
We had dinner at the inn.
Chúng tôi đã ăn tối tại nhà trọ.
The building was a 16th-century coaching inn.
Tòa nhà là một nhà trọ dành cho người lái xe ngựa chở khách từ thế kỷ 16.

a small hotel, usually in the country

một khách sạn nhỏ, thường ở nông thôn