"workhouse" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 济贫院

Definition

济贫院是英国18、19世纪为贫困人士提供食宿和工作的公共机构。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是英国历史上的词汇，常出现在经典文学和历史书籍中，尤其在狄更斯作品里经常见到。不用于现代救助机构。偶尔用作比喻，形容环境严酷的地方。

Examples

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

过去，穷人不得不住在**济贫院**。

Oliver Twist was an orphan in a workhouse.

奥利弗·特威斯特是**济贫院**里的孤儿。

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

**济贫院**给穷人提供食物，但工作非常辛苦。

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

在维多利亚时期的英国，许多家庭在艰难时刻最终住进了**济贫院**。

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

他的故事很悲惨——从**济贫院**开始，只会越来越糟。

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

每当听到**济贫院**，我总会想到英国的老小说。