in·hos·pi·ta·ble
adjective/ˌɪnhɒˈspɪtəbl/
/ˌɪnhɑːˈspɪtəbl/
- (of a place) difficult to stay or live in, especially because there is no shelter from the weather
synonym unwelcoming不适于居住的;(尤指)无遮蔽处的,荒凉的 - inhospitable terrain
荒凉地带 - an inhospitable climate
不宜人的气候
- inhospitable terrain
- (of people) not giving a friendly or polite welcome to guests
opposite hospitable不殷勤待客的;不好客的
Word Originlate 16th cent.: French, from in- ‘not’ + hospitable (from obsolete hospiter ‘receive a guest’, from medieval Latin hospitare ‘entertain’, from hospes, hospit- ‘host, guest’).