"poorhouse" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 救濟院
• 貧民院

Definition

救濟院是指過去給非常貧窮、無處可去的人提供居住和基本照顧的場所。這類機構主要曾存在於英國和美國的歷史中。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

是歷史性詞語，現在英語很少使用，主要見於文學或歷史語境。現代應使用“收容所”等詞語表達類似機構。

Examples

In the 1800s, many people lived in the poorhouse.

19世紀時，許多人住在**救濟院**。

The town built a poorhouse for those without homes.

這個小鎮為無家可歸的人建了**救濟院**。

Children sometimes lived in the poorhouse with their families.

有時孩子們會和家人一起住在**救濟院**。

If we keep spending like this, we'll end up in the poorhouse!

要是我們這樣花錢，總有一天會進**救濟院**的！

The story takes place in a poorhouse in Victorian England.

故事發生在維多利亞時期英國的**救濟院**。

"Poorhouse" used to be a real place—now it's just a saying when people talk about losing all their money.

“救濟院”過去是實際存在的地方，現在常用來形容有人賠光錢。