不宜居住的 /?bù yí jū zhù de/
GRE丨SAT丨专八
基本释义
A harsh environment is challenging for habitation, particularly due to a lack of protection from the elements. On the other hand, if a person is described as inhospitable, it means they do not treat visitors kindly or offer them a warm welcome.
不适合居住的,环境恶劣的;不友善的
外刊例句
Mr. Bezos is not particularly interested in Mars or any other celestial body within our solar system, as all the planets (with the exception of Earth) are rather unwelcoming environments. Instead, he believes that humanity should create their own space habitats from the ground up.
贝佐斯对火星或太阳系中其他行星并不感兴趣,他认为除了地球以外的行星都不适合人类居住。因此,他主张人类应该从头开始打造全新的太空家园。
追根溯源
单词inhospitable中的hospit部分源自拉丁语hospitis,意指“招待、客人”。在英语中,含有hosp或hospit的单词通常与“接待、客人”相关,例如:
hospital /'h?sp?t(?)/
n. 医疗机构(为病人提供治疗和照顾的场所)
hospice /'h?sp?s/
n. 收容所,救济院
hospitable /'h?sp?t?b(?)l/
形容词:款待周到的,(氛围)宜人的
hospitality /?h?sp??t?l?ti/
n. 好客,殷勤
前缀"in"在这里起到否定的作用,而"able"是一个形容词后缀,因此将其组合为in+hospit+able,就形成了“不能接待的”意思。也可以理解为“不受欢迎的”或“不适合居住的”状态。
影视例句
在美剧《老友记》第九季第22集里,Monica提到自己不能生孩子时,使用了“inhospitable”这个词。
Monica: I can't wrap my head around this. My uterus is an unfriendly place for hosting? I’ve always put in the effort to be a great host.
Chandler: It’s hard to wrap my head around the fact that my sperm have low motility. Back in my younger days, they always seemed so eager to rush off to wherever!
-我仍然难以接受,自己的子宫竟然不是适合怀孕的地方?我一直以来都在努力成为一个合格的女性。
-我真不敢相信我的精子的活跃度如此之低。小时候,它们可是一刻也不愿意停下来,似乎总是迫不及待想要四处探险。
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