Hotels have taken the place of old inns.是什么意思？

Hotels have taken the place of old inns.

旅馆已代替了旧的客栈.

hotels

n. 酒店( hotel的名词复数 )，饭店，宾馆，大旅馆；

例句
Because of the popularity of the region, it is advisable to book hotels or camp sites in advance...
鉴于该地区很受人们青睐，最好提前预订旅馆或宿营地。

have

aux. 用以构成完成式及完成式的不定式，表示已经…；vt. 有，具有，拿，取得，从事，必须，不得不；n. 〈口〉有产者，有钱人，富国，〈英俚〉欺骗，诈骗；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

taken

v. 拿( take的过去分词)，接受，取得；

例句
Roland was taken aback by our strength of feeling...
我们反应如此强烈，令罗兰大吃一惊。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

place

n. 位，地方，职位，座位；vt. 放置，获名次，投资，评价；vi. 得名次，名列前茅，[美国英语][赛马]得第二名，准确把…推到预定地点；

例句
The interview took place on a Friday afternoon...
采访是在一个星期五的下午进行的。

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

old

adj. 老的，古老的，以前的，（用于指称被替代的东西）原来的；n. 古时；

例句
She was old enough to absent herself from the lunch table if she chose...
她长大了，可以自己做主不来吃午餐了。

inns

n. 小旅馆，客栈，小酒馆( inn的名词复数 )；

例句
Such inns as there were were generally dirty and flea ridden; the food simply local cheese accompanied were by bread often twelve months old, all washed down with coarse wine.
当地的那些小旅馆通常是既肮脏又尽是跳蚤; 食物只不过是本地土产乳酪就着存放了经常12个月的陈面包, 都用粗制的酒送下肚去.