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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
hospitable
hos·pit·able BrE [hɒˈspɪtəbl] NAmE [hɑːˈspɪtəbl] BrE [ˈhɒspɪtəbl] NAmE [ˈhɑːspɪtəbl] adjective
1. ~ (to/towards sb) (of a person)pleased to welcome guests; generous and friendly to visitors
Syn: ↑welcoming
•The local people are very hospitable to strangers.
2. having good conditions that allow things to grow; having a pleasant environment
•a hospitable climate
Opp: ↑inhospitable
Derived Word: ↑hospitably
Word Origin:
[hospitable hospitably] late 16th cent.: from French, from obsolete hospiter ‘receive a guest’, from medieval Latin hospitare ‘entertain’, from hospes, hospit- ‘host, guest’.
Example Bank:
•He thanked Patricia for being such a hospitable hostess.
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