be inhospitable to sb
表示对人冷淡、不好客,主语通常是人或群体。
The host was inhospitable to his guests.
主人对客人很冷淡。
冷淡的;不好客的;不友好的
不适于居住的;恶劣的;荒凉的;不好客的;不友好的。;不适合居住的;荒凉的;险恶的。;不适于居住的
not friendly or welcoming to guests or strangers
多形容人的态度或待客方式
不好客的;不友好的。
Not inclined to hospitality; unfriendly.
不适合居住的;荒凉的;险恶的。
Not offering shelter; barren or forbidding.
The desert is so inhospitable that few plants can survive there.
这片沙漠太过恶劣,几乎没有植物能在那里生存。
用法提示:inhospitable 作形容词,表示环境不适于生存。
Our hosts were inhospitable and left us waiting outside in the rain.
我们的主人待客冷淡,让我们在雨中等着。
用法提示:inhospitable 作形容词,形容人不友好、不好客。
The harsh mountain climate makes the region inhospitable to permanent settlement.
严酷的山地气候使该地区不宜永久定居。
用法提示:inhospitable 作形容词,与 to 搭配表示对某事物不适宜。
表示对人冷淡、不好客,主语通常是人或群体。
The host was inhospitable to his guests.
主人对客人很冷淡。
表示某地或条件不利于某种活动或事物,介词 for 后可接名词或动名词。
This valley is inhospitable for agriculture.
这个山谷不适合农耕。
使用动词 find 的复合宾语结构(find + 宾语 + 形容词),表示对某地或环境的主观判断。
Many settlers found the region inhospitable.
许多定居者觉得这个地区不宜居住。
侧重环境严酷、令人难受,常修饰气候、生存条件。
侧重土地贫瘠、寸草不生,强调缺乏生命所需的养分。
侧重空旷荒芜、人迹罕至,带有孤独荒凉之感。
侧重阴沉萧瑟、缺乏生机,常用于天气、景色或前景。
侧重外表或气氛令人感到危险而不敢接近,主观观感较强。
grammar · medium
易错句子The island is inhospitable, but people can live there.
正确表达The island is uninhabited, but people can live there.
inhospitable 意为“不好客的、恶劣的”,并非“无人居住的”;表达“无人居住”应使用 uninhabited。
grammar · medium
易错句子The host was very inhospitable with us.
正确表达The host was very inhospitable to us.
表示“对某人冷淡/不友好”时,固定搭配为 be inhospitable to somebody,介词用 to 而不是 with。
grammar · medium
易错句子The inhospitable of the region made farming difficult.
正确表达The inhospitability of the region made farming difficult.
主语位置需要名词,inhospitable 是形容词,不能直接作主语;应改用名词 inhospitability(意为“不适宜居住、艰苦”)。
作“冷淡的,不好客的”义时,反义词为hospitable,指热情接待客人。
作“冷淡的”义时的另一反义词,强调态度友善。
作“不适于居住的”义时,反义词为habitable,指环境条件适宜生活。
inhospitable 强调缺乏热情好客或不适于居住;hostile 强调带有敌意或主动对抗,也可指环境恶劣,但语气更强。
inhospitable 可指环境荒凉、不友好或不适于居住;uninhabitable 只强调客观条件使人无法居住,如危险、污染或损坏。
inhospitable 常形容地方或态度冷淡,语气较正式;unfriendly 直接形容人或态度不热情,不用于描述环境。
恶劣的气候
The expedition faced an inhospitable climate of freezing winds and sudden storms.
探险队面临着寒风刺骨、暴风雪突袭的恶劣气候。
荒凉崎岖的地形
They crossed inhospitable terrain where no crops could grow.
他们穿过了寸草不生的荒凉地带。
不适宜居住的环境
The desert is an inhospitable environment for most animals.
沙漠对大多数动物来说是不适宜居住的环境。
荒凉地区
Little rain falls in that inhospitable region.
那个荒凉地区降雨极少。
艰苦恶劣的条件
The climbers endured inhospitable conditions at high altitude.
登山者在高海拔地区忍受着艰苦恶劣的条件。
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in- (不) + hospit- (主人/客人) + -able (可…的);同根词:hospitable, hospitality
沙漠因缺水、高温等条件常被描述为不适于居住的环境。
苔原气候寒冷、植被稀少,是典型的严酷地区。
inhospitable常与terrain搭配,表示难以通行或居住的地形。
inhospitable climate指严酷、不适宜生命生存或居住的气候条件。
人们在探险或远征中常会遇到荒凉、不适宜生存的环境。
恶劣的地形;不毛之地
The rescue team had to cross inhospitable terrain to reach the wounded hikers.
救援队不得不穿越恶劣的地形才能到达受伤的徒步者。
恶劣的气候;冷漠的氛围
The company's inhospitable climate made employees feel unwelcome.
公司冷漠的氛围让员工感到不受欢迎。
冷淡的接待
The delegates got an inhospitable reception at the border.
代表们在边境受到了冷淡的接待。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.
对…不友好
The islanders were inhospitable to the shipwrecked sailors.
岛民对遭遇海难的水手很不友好。