单词 | accommodation |
释义 | accommodation —accommodational, adj. /euh kom'euh day"sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of accommodating; state or process of being accommodated; adaptation. 2. adjustment of differences; reconciliation. 3. Sociol. a process of mutual adaptation between persons or groups, usually achieved by eliminating or reducing hostility, as by compromise or arbitration. 4. anything that supplies a need, want, favor, convenience, etc. 5. Usually, accommodations. a. lodging. b. food and lodging. c. a seat, berth, or other facilities for a passenger on a train, plane, etc. 6. readiness to aid or please others; obligingness. 7. a loan. 8. Ophthalm. the automatic adjustment by which the eye adapts itself to distinct vision at different distances. 9. See accommodation bill. [1595-1605; < L accommodation- (s. of accommodatio) adjustment. See ACCOMMODATE, -ION] |
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