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"hovel" in Chinese (Traditional)

茅屋簡陋的小屋

Definition

hovel 是指非常小、骯髒且結構簡陋的房屋,通常是窮人居住的地方。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“hovel” 屬於正式或文學用語,在日常口語對話中較少使用,帶有批評或過時的感覺,通常描述非常惡劣的居住條件。多用於歷史或社會討論。

Examples

They lived in a small hovel near the river.

他們住在河邊的一間小**茅屋**裡。

The old man’s hovel was cold and dark.

那位老人的**茅屋**又冷又黑。

Children played outside the dirty hovel.

孩子們在骯髒的**茅屋**外面玩耍。

The family called their rundown place a hovel, but made it feel like home.

那家人稱他們破舊的地方為**茅屋**,但他們讓這裡有家的感覺。

What a filthy hovel! I can’t believe someone lives there.

這地方真是個骯髒的**茅屋**!真不敢相信有人住在這裡。

After the storm, only a broken hovel remained standing in the field.

暴風雨過後,田野裡只剩下一間破**茅屋**。