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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary hos·pi·ta·ble DATE circa 1570 1. a. given to generous and cordial reception of guests b. promising or suggesting generous and cordial welcome c. offering a pleasant or sustaining environment 2. readily receptive : open hospitable to new ideas English Etymology hospitable 1570, from M.Fr . hospitable, from L. hospitari "be a guest," from hospes (gen. hospitis) "guest" (see host (1)).http://M.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 hospitable hos·pit·able / hC5spitEbl; 5hCspitEbl; NAmE hB:5s-; 5hB:s- / adjective1. ~ (to / towards sb) (of a person 人) pleased to welcome guests; generous and friendly to visitors 好客的；热情友好的；殷勤的 SYN welcoming :
The local people are very hospitable to strangers. 当地人对外来客人十分友好热情。 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 OPP inhospitable • hos·pit·ably / -Ebli / adv. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition adj. Function: adjective Synonyms: SOCIAL , companionable, convivial, cooperative, gregarious, sociable Antonyms: inhospitable Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged hos·pita·ble \häˈspi]d.əbəl, ˈhäˌspi], ]tə-, also ˈhäspə̇] sometimes hȯˈs- or ˈhȯ(ˌ)s- or həˈspi]\ adjective Etymology: New Latin hospitabilis, from Latin hospitare to be a guest, lodge + -abilis -able 1. a. : marked by or given to generous and cordial reception and entertainment of guests or strangers < they are hospitable …: give a guest everything, and leave him free to do as he likes — Bram Stoker > < this hospitable, talkative man who was everywhere bustling about, trying to be of service — O.E.Rölvaag > b. : promising or suggesting generous and cordial welcome and entertainment < wrote off immediately on his return to his inn the most hospitable of invitations — W.M.Thackeray > < small incommunicable mysteries … chambered in their inner hearts and guarded by their hospitable faces — A.T.Quiller-Couch > c. : offering a pleasant or sustaining environment : not hostile < hard sandstone ridges carry a soil sufficiently hospitable for forest growth — American Guide Series: New Jersey > < the British Isles enjoy a hospitable climate, but the British gardener does not have life too easy — Emily Hahn > 2. : marked by ready or willing receptivity (as of new ideas) :favorably disposed especially to the new or strange < keep the mind open and hospitable to new evidence on any side of the question — W.J.Reilly > < freedom to inquire and teach … provides a climate more hospitable to fresh vision — Sidney Hook > Synonyms: see social |
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