Guest

Japanese: guest
Guest

…These words, or related words, have the dual meaning of guest and host. That is, the Greek word xenos and the Latin word hospes each mean not only a guest but also a host, and the English words guest and host, and the Russian words gost' and gospodin, are of the same root. A stranger from outside the community can be both an enemy and a guest. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "guest" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これら,もしくはその関連語彙は,客と主人の両義をもっている。すなわち,ギリシア語のクセノス,ラテン語のホスペスはそれぞれ客のみならず主人をも意味し,英語のゲストguestとホストhost,ロシア語のゴスチgost’とゴスポジーンgospodinは同根である。共同体外の見知らぬ人は敵ともなり客ともなりうる。…

※「guest」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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