on the house
on the house — 慣用語
1. given free to a customer by the business — usually a bar, restaurant, or hotel —
免費招待
店家免費提供給顧客的餐飲或服務
given free to a customer by the business — usually a bar, restaurant, or hotel — often as a kind gesture or to say sorry for a mistake
The bartender gave Emiko a round of drinks on the house.
酒保免費招待了 Emiko 一輪飲料。
something on the house: drinks given free by staff
After the long delay, the manager offered us dessert on the house.
等了那麼久，經理免費招待我們吃甜點。
Dmitri's first cocktail was on the house because it was his birthday.
Dmitri 的第一杯調酒是店家免費招待的，因為那天是他生日。
The hotel left a fruit basket in our room, on the house.
飯店免費招待我們一籃水果放在房間裡。
When the waiter spilled soup on Fatima's dress, her meal was on the house.
服務生把湯灑到 Fatima 的洋裝上，因此她那頓飯由店家免費招待。
- complimentary
more formal; common in hotels and on menus (e.g. 'complimentary breakfast')
- free of charge
neutral and broader — covers any situation where no payment is needed, not only hospitality
文法句型
be on the house
something on the house
用法筆記
Only used when a business gives something free to a customer — not for gifts between friends or free items from a shop promotion.