"lodger" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 房客（寄宿者）

Definition

Lodger 指付費住在別人家的人，通常只租一個房間並與房主共享公共空間。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'Lodger' 多用於英式英語，為只租屋主家房間的人。和 'tenant'（整戶租客）不同，也與 'roommate' （室友）不同。常見用法有 'take in a lodger'（收房客）。

Examples

They have a lodger living in the spare room.

他們家有一位**房客**住在備用房間。

A lodger pays rent every month to the homeowner.

**房客**每個月支付房租給屋主。

The new lodger is very quiet and polite.

新來的**房客**很安靜，也很有禮貌。

After losing his job, Mark decided to take in a lodger to help pay the bills.

失業後，馬克決定收一位**房客**來幫忙分擔帳單。

We found our last lodger through an online advertisement.

我們上一次的**房客**是透過網路廣告找到的。

It took a while for the family to get used to having a lodger around the house.

家人花了一些時間才習慣家裡有**房客**。