"asylums" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 收容所
• 精神病院

Definition

為需要保護或照顧的人提供居住的地方，特別是有精神疾病或尋求庇護的人。通常指歷史上的精神病院。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Asylums”多用於歷史語境，指以前的精神病院。現代則稱為“精神病醫院”。根據上下文也可能指避難所。單數“asylum”可表示庇護權，複數時多指機構。

Examples

Many asylums were closed in the 20th century.

許多**收容所**在20世紀被關閉。

Some asylums helped people with mental illness.

一些**精神病院**幫助了有心理疾病的人。

Children without families were sometimes sent to asylums.

沒有家庭的孩子有時會被送到**收容所**。

Back then, people didn’t understand mental health, so asylums were often scary places.

那時人們不瞭解心理健康，所以**精神病院**常常讓人害怕。

Stories about old asylums have inspired many horror movies.

關於舊**精神病院**的故事啟發了許多恐怖電影。

Nowadays, the term 'hospital' is used instead of asylums for mental health care.

如今，人們用“醫院”而不是**精神病院**來表達心理健康照護。