形容詞 hospitable:

1. favorable to life and growth
2. disposed to treat guests and strangers with cordiality and generosity
3. having an open mind

1. The great earth makes herself hospitable with the help of the grass.
   大地借助于綠草，顯出她自己的殷勤好客。
2. The hospitable host had his spare room emptied very quickly for the honoured guest.
   好客的主人很快為尊貴的客人騰空了閑置著的房間。
3. They gave us a hospitable reception on our arrival.
   我們到達(dá)后他們熱情地款待我們。

hos.pi.ta.ble

adj.（形容詞）
Disposed to treat guests with warmth and generosity.
好客的：愿以熱情慷慨的方式待客的
Indicative of cordiality toward guests:
對(duì)客人表示誠摯的：
例句：
a hospitable act.
誠摯的行為

Having an open mind; receptive:
思想開放的；善于接受的：
例句：
hospitable to new ideas.
善于接受新思想的

Favorable to growth and development; agreeable:
宜人的：有利于生長和發(fā)展的；令人愉快的：
例句：
a hospitable environment.
宜人的環(huán)境

來源：
Obsolete French
已廢法語
from Medieval Latin *hospit3bilis
源自 中世紀(jì)拉丁語 *hospit3bilis
from Latin hospit3re [to put up as a guest]
源自 拉丁語 hospit3re [當(dāng)作客人而供以食宿]
from hospes hospit- [guest, host] * see ghos-ti-
源自 hospes hospit- [客人，主人] *參見 ghos-ti-

【引伸】
hos.pitably
adv.（副詞）