public house
public house — 名詞
1. in Britain, a place where alcoholic drinks are sold and drunk, often also servin
酒吧；酒館
英國對酒吧的正式稱呼
in Britain, a place where alcoholic drinks are sold and drunk, often also serving cooked food — the more formal term for a pub
The village public house has been open since the 1700s.
這間鄉村酒吧從十八世紀就開始營業了。
time expression + public house: describes establishment's history
My uncle always calls it a 'public house' instead of a 'pub'.
我叔叔總是說「public house」而不是「pub」。
register contrast: formal term vs. common short form
The public house on the corner serves hot food until nine at night.
轉角那間酒吧供應熱食到晚上九點。
Many old public houses in London have wooden tables and large fireplaces.
倫敦許多老酒吧都保有木頭桌子和大型壁爐。
collocation: old public houses + interior features
We met our friends at a public house near the train station last Friday.
上星期五我們在火車站附近的一間酒吧和朋友碰面。
- old public house
- village public house
- local public house
- licensed public house
- pub
the everyday short form, A2 level, used in both speech and writing
- tavern
more dated term, C1 level, sometimes used in historical contexts or in US English
- bar
more general term, A2 level, can refer to any place serving alcohol internationally
- inn
B2 level, a pub that also offers overnight accommodation
用法筆記
In everyday conversation British speakers almost always use the short form pub. Public house is reserved for formal writing, official signs, or legal contexts.