inhospitality
🇬🇧 UK/'in,hɔspi'tæləti/🇺🇸 US/'in.hɒspi'tæliti/
C2
Definitions
n.
The quality of being unwelcoming or unfriendly to guests; lack of hospitality.
不好客,冷淡待客
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedinnot, opposite of
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alrelating to, having the nature of
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itystate, quality, condition
=inhospitality
Common Collocations
- 1.inhospitality toward对...的冷淡待客
- 2.inhospitality of...的不友好
- 3.[inhospitality] treatment[冷淡]对待
Example Sentences
- 1.
The inhospitality of the inn shocked the weary travelers.
- 2.
His inhospitality made guests feel unwelcome in his home.