caravansary

n. 商队旅馆, 大旅舍

发音

UK /ˌkæɹəˈvænsəɹi/
US /ˌkɛɹəˈvænsəɹi/

词形变化

caravansaries 复数 caravansaries

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Alternative spelling of caravanserai.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

khan caravanserai

上位词 5

inn lodge hostel auberge hostelry

词源

Anglicization of caravanserai, influenced by -ary, -ery (suffix denoting ‘place of’), as if meaning “place of caravans” by reanalysis as caravan + -s- (interfix) + -ary, -ery. Cognates * German Karawanserei

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