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in·hos·pi·ta·ble /ɪnˈhɒspɪtəbl, ˌɪnhɒˈspɪtəbl/
a.
1. 不好客的，不殷勤招待的；冷淡的；不友好的
That inhospitable man never offers visitors any refreshments. 那人不好客，从不拿点心招待来访者。
The people living on the island are independent and purposely inhospitable to strangers. 这岛上的居民惯于独立自守，对陌生人有意显得很冷淡。
He gave me a brief, inhospitable look. 他简慢地瞥了我一眼。
2. (地带、气候等)不适于居住的；荒凉的，不毛的
an inhospitable climate 不宜于居住的气候
The natives were driven to the inhospitable deserts of the interior. 当地土著居民被赶到荒凉的内陆沙漠地带去。
3. 不相容的，相矛盾的，格格不入的(to)
Science by its very nature is inhospitable to dogma. 科学就其实质而论是与教条不相容的。
A world which others can dominate with impunity would be inhospitable to decency. 一个听任他人恣意称霸逞强的世界是同礼尚准则格格不入的。
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