[ˌɪnhɒ'spɪtəbl][ˌɪnhɑː'spɪtəbl]
  • adj. 不好客的;不适于居住的
  • 记忆方法

    词根词缀法
    in-,不,非,hospitable,友好的。
      adjective(形容词)
      1. 不好客的;不殷勤待客的
      2. (地区)难以居住的,条件恶劣的

    双解例句

    adjective(形容词)
    1. 不好客的;不殷勤待客的

      I'll have to cook them a meal or they'll think I'm inhospitable.

      我得给他们做顿饭,否则他们会认为我不好客。

    2. (地区)难以居住的,条件恶劣的

      They had to trek for miles through inhospitable countryside.

      他们不得不在条件恶劣的乡野艰苦跋涉数英里。

    小知识

    Inhospitable places aren't easy or comfortable to live in, and inhospitable people can be downright unfriendly — even hostile. A hotel is particularly inhospitable if it's got uncomfortable beds and grouchy desk clerks.

    Northern Minnesota is inhospitable in January, and many parts of India are inhospitable in the summertime — they are harsh, difficult places for most people. You're inhospitable to a visitor in your home if you don't offer a drink or ask if they want to sit, or in other ways try to make them comfortable. To be hospitable is to be friendly or pleasant, and when you add the “not” prefix in-, you get inhospitable.

    实用短语

    1. inhospitable terrain

      不适合人居住的地带

    2. an inhospitable place

      不适合人类生存的地方

    3. inhospitable coast

      荒凉的海岸

    4. inhospitable ground

      荒凉之地

    5. be not inhospitable to strange

      猫某人

    6. inhospitable juvenile

      冷漠无情的少年

    7. inhospitable mountain areas

      不适合居住山区

    8. an inhospitable coast

    同义词

    adj.冷淡的

    uncordial  /  ungracious  /  unneighborly  /  unfriendly  /  unreceptive

    其他释义

    unneighborly  /  hospitable  /  ungracious  /  unfriendly

    反义词

    adj.冷淡的;不亲切的

    hospitable

    同根词

    词根:inhospitably

    adv.

    inhospitably冷淡地;荒凉地

    n.

    inhospitality冷淡;不好客