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单词 hospitality
释义 hos·pi·tal·i·ty
noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English hospitalite, from Middle French hospitalité, from Latin hospitalitat-, hospitalitas, from hospitalis of a guest, hospitable + -itat-, -itas -ity — more at hospital
1.
 a. : the cordial and generous reception and entertainment of guests or strangers socially or commercially
  < built a house, and later a tavern … whose hospitality was known to thousands — American Guide Series: Vermont >
  < the meaning of country hospitality … extends far beyond threshold and board — Louise D. Rich >
 b. : an instance of hospitality — usually used in plural
  < convivial and domestic hospitalities — R.W.Emerson >
2. : ready receptivity especially to new ideas and interests
 < hope to give hospitality on my walls to new and promising American talent — Bennett Cerf >
 < the great tradition in poetry has always offered ungrudging hospitality to ideas — J.L.Lowes >
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