Airbnb英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

The system of renting out apartments by means of an intermediary website, popularized by the company of the same name. uncountable

— It's more of an Airbnb model than a proper let.
An apartment offered for renting by means of this system. countable

— I am staying at an Airbnb for the summer.

动词 v.

To rent (an apartment) by Airbnb or similar means, whether as a lessor or a lessee. neologism,transitive

— Jamie Wong […] told me: “I moved out of my apartment in central San Francisco, rented a cheaper annex in a friend’s home, and ‘airbnb-ed’ my apartment for $200 a night and earned about $20,000 in a year. It enabled me to bootstrap my start-up. Airbnb was our first round of funding!”
To pursue this activity by Airbnb or similar means, whether as a lessor or a lessee. intransitive,neologism

— Somehow, we imagine, Mariah Carey’s Airbnb experience is going to be slightly different. Carey is, per Page Six, going to be renting a $10,000-per-night property on Malibu’s “Billionaires’ Beach,” […] Page Six says that she will be Airbnb-ing at least until the end of August, when she leaves for a concert in Israel.

专有名词

An online vacation rental marketplace, operated by Airbnb, Inc.

词形变化

airbnb alternative AirBnB alternative Airbnbs plural airbnb alternative AirBnB alternative Airbnbs present,singular,third-person Airbnb's present,singular,third-person Airbnbing participle,present Airbnb'ing participle,present Airbnbed participle,past Airbnbed past Airbnb'd participle,past Airbnb'd past Airbnb'ed participle,past Airbnb'ed past airbnb alternative AirBnB alternative

词源

词源 1

Shortening of the company's former name AirBed & Breakfast, coined by co-founders Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia in 2007, who originally came up with the idea of putting an air mattress in their living room and turning it into a bed and breakfast. Equivalent to air + B&B (“bed and breakfast”).

词源 2

Shortening of the company's former name AirBed & Breakfast, coined by co-founders Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia in 2007, who originally came up with the idea of putting an air mattress in their living room and turning it into a bed and breakfast. Equivalent to air + B&B (“bed and breakfast”).

词源 3

Shortening of the company's former name AirBed & Breakfast, coined by co-founders Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia in 2007, who originally came up with the idea of putting an air mattress in their living room and turning it into a bed and breakfast. Equivalent to air + B&B (“bed and breakfast”).