hostel
/ˈhɒstəl/noun
1- an establishment which provides cheap food and lodging for a specific group of people, such as students, workers, or travellers（为特定人群, 例如学生、工人或旅客提供廉价食宿的）招待所。
1.1
- S. African a single-sex barracks or dormitory for black migrant workers in urban areas or for mineworkers〈南非〉（为市区黑人流动民工或矿工提供的单性）宿舍, 住处。
1.2
- short for YOUTH HOSTEL.YOUTH HOSTEL的简称。
1.3
- archaic an inn providing accommodation〈古〉（提供食宿的）客栈。
词源
Middle English （in the general sense'lodging, place to stay'） ： from Old French, from medieval Latin hospitale （see HOSPITAL）.