tour guide

IPA/ˈtʊə ˌɡaɪd/
IPA/ˈtʊr ˌɡaɪd/

tour guide — noun

1. Someone employed to accompany visitors around a city, museum, or other attractio

1.名詞A2
釋義

Someone employed to accompany visitors around a city, museum, or other attraction, pointing out features of interest and providing explanations or historical background.

例句

The tour guide led our group through the old quarter for three hours.

subject + verb of motion + group + location + time

A good tour guide knows the history of every building on the walking route.

同義詞
  • guide

    Shorter, more general term for someone who shows places; 'guide' can also refer to a book or map, whereas 'tour guide' always means a person.

  • docent

    Used mainly for guides in museums, galleries, or educational institutions; more formal and less common outside the US.

  • courier

    British English term for someone who accompanies a package-holiday group, handling travel logistics as well as guiding.

用法筆記

Often preceded by a location or type: 'museum tour guide', 'city tour guide', 'mountain tour guide'. The role combines showing places with explaining their significance.

常見錯誤

❌The tour guide guided us around the castle.
✅The tour guide took us around the castle.
💡'guide' as a verb and 'tour guide' as a noun together sound repetitive; use a different verb.
❌I want to be a tour guide and travel the world while showing people places.' (no error — but learners often write 'tourist guide' instead)
✅I want to be a tour guide.
💡the correct compound noun is 'tour guide', not 'tourist guide'.