homestay

n. （在国外的访问者）在当地居民家居住的时期

发音

US /ˈhoʊmˌsteɪ/

词形变化

homestays 复数 homestays

别名

home stay

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A system whereby students, visiting a foreign country to study, board with a local family at an affordable price.

    寄宿家庭

  2. 2.

    A house used primarily as the residence of the owner but with the business of accommodating paying guests.

词源

From home + stay, nowadays a reborrowing from Japanese ホームステイ (hōmusutei).

来源：wiktionary