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almshouse的意思

almshouse

英 ['ɑːmzhaʊs] 美 ['ɑmzhaʊs]
  • n. 公立救济院;私立济贫院或养老院

almshouse

英文词源


almshouse (n.)
mid-15c., from alms + house (n.).

双语例句


1. Public general hospital originated in the almshouse infirmaries established as early as colonial times by local governments to care for the poor.
公立医院源自殖民地时期政府为了救济穷人而建立的救济院中的医务所.

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