usher和guide有什么区别

usher

n.引座员；招待员；门房；助理教员

An usher is a person who shows people where to sit, for example at a wedding or at a concert.

v.引领，招待；做招待员；宣告

If you usher someone somewhere, you show them where they should go, often by going with them.

而guide

vt.引路；指导；操纵；影响

If you guide someone around a city, museum, or building, you show it to them and explain points of interest.

n.指导者；向导；导游；有指导意义的事物

A guide is someone who shows people the way to a place in a difficult or dangerous region.

注意看英文解释，是柯林斯高阶英汉词典的解释。所以说，用作引导的时候usher一般指将某人领到某一个位置，而guide是有向导的含义，带有接待、解释意义。