/'hɒspɪs; `hɑspɪs/
n
1 (a) hospital for dying people 末期病人安养所.
(b) home for very poor people in need of food and shelter 救济院.
2 (arch 古) house where travellers could stay and rest, esp one kept by a religious order 旅客招待所（尤指宗教团体办的）.

n[C]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: French;Origin:Latin hospitium, from hospes; HOST¹]
a special hospital for people who are dying