xenodochium

n. (中世纪时收容香客,异乡人,病人的)救济院

发音

UK /ˌzɛn.əʊˈdəʊ.ki.əm/
UK /ˌzɛn.əˈdəʊ.ki.əm/
US /ˌzɛn.oʊˈdoʊ.ki.əm/
US /ˌzɛn.əˈdoʊ.ki.əm/

词形变化

xenodochia 复数 xenodochia xenodochiums xenodochiums 复数

别名

xenodochion xenodocheion xenodocheum

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A room (or separate guesthouse) in a monastery for the temporary accommodation of guests or pilgrims.

词源

From Latin, from Ancient Greek ξενοδοχεῖον (xenodokheîon, “place for strangers, inn”) from ξένος (xénos, “guest, stranger, foreigner”) + δέχομαι (dékhomai, “receive, accept”).

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