| 单词 | youth hostel |
| 释义 | > as lemmasyouth hostel youth hostel n. [translating German jugendherberge] a hostel providing cheap overnight accommodation for young travellers and holiday-makers. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > accommodation or lodging > public lodging-places > [noun] > youth hostel, etc. YMCA1881 YWCA1887 Y.M.1913 youth hostel1929 hostel1931 Y.W.1937 1929 Liverpool Post & Mercury 13 Dec. 7/5 (heading) Youth hostels. 1929 Liverpool Post & Mercury 13 Dec. 7/5 A meeting..held last evening in Liverpool, passed a resolution in favour of proceeding with the formation of a local Youth Hostel Association for the purpose of providing hostels in North Wales for holiday sojourns on the lines of those already existing on the Continent, in Scotland, and Northumberland. 1948 ‘N. Shute’ No Highway ix. 185 ‘Are you fond of hiking?’ ‘We used to do a lot,’ he said. ‘Staying in Youth Hostels?’ she inquired. 1977 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 5 June 24/4 When the original—and still operating—youth hostel opened its doors in the West German town of Altena 68 years ago, its purpose was to provide inexpensive accommodations for young students on walking trips. < as lemmas |
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