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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary in·hos·pi·ta·ble DATE circa 1570 1. not showing hospitality : not friendly or receptive 2. providing no shelter or sustenance an inhospitable environment • in·hos·pi·ta·ble·ness noun English Etymology inhospitable 1570, from M.Fr . inhospitable (15c.), from M.L. inhospitabilis(equivalent of L. inhospitalis), from in- "not" + M.L. hospitabilis(see hospitable).http://M.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 inhospitable in·hos·pit·able / 7inhC5spitEbl; NAmE 7inhB:5s- / adjective1. (of a place 地方) difficult to stay or live in, especially because there is no shelter from the weather 不适于居住的；(尤指)无遮蔽处的,荒凉的 SYN unwelcoming :
inhospitable terrain 荒凉地带 an inhospitable climate 不宜人的气候 2. (of people 人) not giving a friendly or polite welcome to guests 不殷勤待客的；不好客的 OPP hospitable Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged in·hospitable \(|)in, ən+\ adjective Etymology: in- (I) + hospitable 1. a. : not hospitable : not disposed to show hospitality < an inhospitable person > b. : reflecting or evidencing inhospitality : unfriendly < gave me a brief, inhospitable look — Louis Auchincloss > 2. : providing no shelter or sustenance : barren , desert < inhospitable mountain areas > • in·hospitableness \“+\ noun -es • in·hospitably \“+\ adverb |
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