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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-derived
innot, opposite of
+
hospitguest, host, stranger
+
alrelating to, having the nature of
+
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.

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