"usher" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 引座员
• 开启（引入，抽象）

Definition

“引座员”是指在活动中引导人们入座的人，比如电影院或婚礼上。也可以指引领或开启新事物，常以比喻方式使用。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

作为名词多用于正式场合（电影院、婚礼）。作动词“usher in”时，含正式色彩，意为开启、引领新事物。日常对话中较少用，更多见于书面语。

Examples

The usher helped us find our seats at the theater.

**引座员**在剧院帮我们找到了座位。

He worked as an usher at weddings on weekends.

他周末在婚礼上当**引座员**。

The new law will usher in major changes for schools.

新法律将**开启**学校的重大变化。

Please follow the usher to your seats.

请跟随**引座员**到座位上。

The invention of smartphones ushered in a new era of communication.

智能手机的发明**开启**了沟通的新纪元。

A loud cheer ushered the team onto the field.

一阵欢呼**迎接**球队上场。