n. the keeping of a hospitable house.hospitality热情待客，乐善好施。 △L.L.L.2.1.104: “Ihear your Grace hath sworn out house-keeping.”我听说陛下已经发誓弃绝慈善事业。 △2H.VI.1.1.192 (191):“Thy deeds,thy plainness,and thy house-keeping /Hath won the greatest favour of the commons，”你的功勋，你的光明磊落，你的殷勤好客，已经赢得了平民百姓的最大好感。