"workhouse" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 濟貧院

Definition

濟貧院是英國18、19世紀為貧困人士提供食宿和工作的公共機構。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是英國歷史詞彙，常見於經典文學和歷史書籍中，特別是狄更斯作品。不用來指稱現代救助機構。偶爾用於比喻嚴苛的地方。

Examples

In the past, poor people had to live in the workhouse.

過去，窮人不得不住在**濟貧院**。

Oliver Twist was an orphan in a workhouse.

奧利弗·特威斯特是**濟貧院**裡的孤兒。

The workhouse gave food to the poor, but the work was very hard.

**濟貧院**給窮人提供食物，但工作非常辛苦。

Many families ended up in the workhouse during hard times in Victorian England.

在維多利亞時期的英國，許多家庭在艱難時刻最終住進了**濟貧院**。

His story is so sad—it starts in a workhouse and just gets worse.

他的故事很悲慘——從**濟貧院**開始，只會越來越糟。

When people mention a workhouse, I always think of old British novels.

每當聽到**濟貧院**，我總會想到英國的老小說。