hospitable
hospitable
[hɒˈspɪtəb(ə)l, ˈhɒspɪt-]
adjective
hospitably
adverb
语源
[hɒˈspɪtəb(ə)l, ˈhɒspɪt-]
adjective
- friendly and welcoming to strangers or guests
好客的，殷勤的
two friendly, hospitable brothers run the hotel.
两个友好好客的兄弟经营这家旅馆。
■(of an environment) pleasant and favourable for living in
（环境）适宜的
the Sonoran desert is one of the least hospitable places on earth.
索诺兰沙漠是世界上最不适宜居住的地方。
hospitably
adverb
语源
- late 16th cent.: from French, from obsolete hospiter 'receive a guest', from medieval Latin hospitare 'entertain', from hospes, hospit- (see host)
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