"asylums" in Chinese (Simplified)
收容所精神病院
Definition
为需要保护或照顾的人提供居住的地方，特别是有精神疾病或寻求庇护的人。通常指历史上的精神病院。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“Asylums”多用于历史语境，指以前的精神病院。现代应说“精神病医院”。根据上下文，也可能指避难所。“Asylum”单数可表示庇护权，复数时通常指机构。
Examples
Many asylums were closed in the 20th century.
许多**收容所**在20世纪被关闭。
Some asylums helped people with mental illness.
一些**精神病院**帮助了有心理疾病的人。
Children without families were sometimes sent to asylums.
没有家庭的孩子有时会被送到**收容所**。
Back then, people didn’t understand mental health, so asylums were often scary places.
那时人们不了解心理健康，所以**精神病院**常常让人害怕。
Stories about old asylums have inspired many horror movies.
关于旧**精神病院**的故事启发了许多恐怖电影。
Nowadays, the term 'hospital' is used instead of asylums for mental health care.
如今，人们用“医院”而不是**精神病院**来表达心理健康照护。