Explanation of "Zebra Knowledge Challenge" Sometimes "stay at XX hotel" is used to mean "stay at XX hotel"?

1. Explanation: Sometimes "stay at XX hotel" is used to mean "stay at XX hotel"? Because the original meaning of "staying" refers to courtesy to guests, it later evolved into referring to lodging and accommodation. "stay" is now mostly used as an honorific for the guest's residence. 2. Why is there only "staying at XX hotel" but not "staying at other things"? "Stay" is often used as an honorific term for the guest's residence, which does not necessarily have to be a hotel, but can also be somewhere else. Because most guests stay in hotels or guesthouses, this illusion arises. Nowadays, there are also people who travel abroad, where they stay and write. 3. Why should we use "stay" to mean "check in"? How does "stay" relate to "check-in"? Couch: a long, narrow and short bed in ancient times, which was actually a kind of sitting furniture; 下: verb, to put down. "Sit down" means to put down the bed. The use of "stay" to express check-in comes from the allusion of "Chen Fan stayed". 4. What is the origin of the term "stay at XX hotel"? Who invented the term "stay at XX hotel"? "The Book of the Later Han Dynasty, Volume 53, The Biography of Xu Zhi" has this record: "Chen Fan, the prefect of Nanchang in the Han Dynasty, did not like guests, but respected Xu Zhi. He set up a special couch. When Xu came, he put it down to receive him and when he left, he hung it up." Therefore, "Chen Fan stayed" refers to the respect for talented people or the courtesy to guests. 2008-06-17 22:52:29 Supplement: There is a difference between "couch" and "collapse". "Couch" is a noun, meaning a long and narrow bed. "Collapse" is a verb meaning to fall off or collapse. For example: "Collapse". "Xiatai" or "Xiatia" use the word "tai", not "couch".

Stay: Because the beds in ancient times were made of long, narrow and low bamboo or wood, they were also called "couches". If you are away from home, you have to rent or borrow accommodation. In more elegant written terms, it is called "staying". Modern hotels and hotels no longer have the low "couch" in the past, so the word "check-in" is used instead. However, the word "stay" has not been abandoned and is still used today.

Reference: Self