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hospitality

noun
🔊/ˌhɒspɪˈtæləti/
🔊/ˌhɑːspɪˈtæləti/
 [uncountable]
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  1. friendly and generous behaviour towards guests好客；殷勤
    • Thank you for your kind hospitality.感谢你的友好款待。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • We wish to thank the people of Norway for the warm hospitality extended to us during our recent visit.我们感谢挪威人民在我们最近访问期间的热情款待。
    • You must allow me to repay your hospitality.你得允许我回报一下你的热情款待。
    • a duty to offer hospitality to strangers招待陌生人的职责
    Topics Family and relationshipsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • generous
    • gracious
    • lavish
    • …
    verb + hospitality
    • extend
    • offer (somebody)
    • provide (somebody with)
    • …
    preposition
    • hospitality  to
    See full entry
  2. food, drink or services that are provided by an organization for guests, customers, etc.（款待客人、顾客等的）食物，饮料，服务；款待
    • We were entertained in the company's hospitality suite.公司款待我们住进他们的迎宾套间。🔊🔊
    • Their company organizes corporate hospitality tents at major outdoor sporting events.他们的公司在大型户外运动赛事中组织企业款待帐篷。
    • the hospitality industry (= hotels, restaurants, etc.)招待性行业（如旅馆、饭店等）
    • the company's corporate hospitality budget公司招待费预算
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • generous
    • gracious
    • lavish
    • …
    verb + hospitality
    • extend
    • offer (somebody)
    • provide (somebody with)
    • …
    preposition
    • hospitality  to
    See full entry
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French hospitalite, from Latin hospitalitas, from hospitalis ‘hospitable’, from hospes, hospit- ‘host, guest’.