accommodation

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Pronunciation

/əˌkɒməˈdeɪʃən/(uh-kom-uh-DAY-shun)

Part of speech

nounneutral

Chinese

住所；调整；妥协（住宿地点；对新情况的适应；双方的妥协安排）

Definition

A place to stay; an adjustment or compromise to suit different needs; willingness to adapt.

Word family

  • accommodate/əˈkɒmədeɪt/(v)容纳；适应
  • accommodating/əˈkɒmədeɪtɪŋ/(adj)乐于助人的；通融的

Collocations

  • temporary accommodation
  • reach an accommodation
  • reasonable accommodation
  • find accommodation
  • accommodation costs

Examples

  1. 1.The organisation worked to find reasonable accommodation for employees with accessibility needs.
  2. 2.After weeks of negotiation, the two parties reached an accommodation that neither was fully happy with.

Synonyms

  • compromise/ˈkɒmprəmaɪz/— mutual concession
  • adjustment/əˈdʒʌstmənt/— a change to suit
  • lodging/ˈlɒdʒɪŋ/— a place to stay

Etymology

from Latin "accommodare" = to make fit, from "ad-" + "commodus" (suitable)