hospitable

adjective

/hɒˈspɪtəbl/, /ˈhɒspɪtəbl/

/ˈhɑːspɪtəbl/, /hɑːˈspɪtəbl/

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hospitable (to/towards somebody) (of a person) pleased to welcome guests; generous and friendly to visitors synonym welcoming
- The local people are very hospitable to strangers.
- He thanked Patricia for being such a hospitable hostess.
Topics Family and relationshipsc1, Personal qualitiesc1
having good conditions that allow things to grow; having a pleasant environment
- a hospitable climate

opposite inhospitable

Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French, from obsolete hospiter ‘receive a guest’, from medieval Latin hospitare ‘entertain’, from hospes, hospit- ‘host, guest’.

单词	hospitable
释义	hospitable adjective /hɒˈspɪtəbl/, /ˈhɒspɪtəbl/ /ˈhɑːspɪtəbl/, /hɑːˈspɪtəbl/ jump to other results hospitable (to/towards somebody) (of a person) pleased to welcome guests; generous and friendly to visitors synonym welcoming The local people are very hospitable to strangers. He thanked Patricia for being such a hospitable hostess. Topics Family and relationshipsc1, Personal qualitiesc1 having good conditions that allow things to grow; having a pleasant environment a hospitable climate opposite inhospitable Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French, from obsolete hospiter ‘receive a guest’, from medieval Latin hospitare ‘entertain’, from hospes, hospit- ‘host, guest’.
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