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hospitable

adjective
🔊/hɒˈspɪtəbl/, 🔊/ˈhɒspɪtəbl/
🔊/ˈhɑːspɪtəbl/, 🔊/hɑːˈspɪtəbl/
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  1. hospitable (to/towards somebody) (of a person人) pleased to welcome guests; generous and friendly to visitors好客的；热情友好的；殷勤的 synonym welcoming
    • The local people are very hospitable to strangers.当地人对外来客人十分友好热情。🔊🔊
    • He thanked Patricia for being such a hospitable hostess.他感谢帕特里夏如此热情好客的女主人。
    Topics Family and relationshipsc1, Personal qualitiesc1
  2. having good conditions that allow things to grow; having a pleasant environment（作物生长条件）适宜的；（环境）舒适的
    • a hospitable climate宜人的气候
    3. opposite inhospitable
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French, from obsolete hospiter ‘receive a guest’, from medieval Latin hospitare ‘entertain’, from hospes, hospit- ‘host, guest’.