Word · Frequency #1644
households
家庭；一家人；住户
households is the plural of household.
All the people living together in one house, considered as a unit; a family or domestic establishment.
- 1.
Collectively, all the persons who live in a given house; a family including attendants, servants etc.; a domestic or family establishment.
集体地,住在同一房子里的所有人；包括仆人等在内的家庭；家庭或家庭机构。
- 2.
a social unit living together
共同生活的社会单位
- 3.
Entirety of work and management required to sustain the household.
维持家庭所需的全部工作和管理。
- 4.
Legal or culturally determined unit of people living together.
法律或文化上确定的共同生活的单位。
家务；家庭管理；集体地,住在同一房子里的所有人；包括仆人等在内的家庭；家庭或家庭机构。；共同生活的社会单位；维持家庭所需的全部工作和管理。；法律或文化上确定的共同生活的单位。
In use
Our household consists of four people: my parents, my sister, and me.
The average household in this area spends about $200 a month on electricity.
Many households have pets, such as dogs or cats.
It was a good Christian household
a/an + household
They are a single-parent household.
他们是一个单亲家庭。
the + household
The household consists of four members.
这个家庭由四名成员组成。
household + noun
名词作定语，意为“家庭的”。
Connections
Collocations
- household income
- 家庭收入
- The average household income in this area has increased significantly.这个地区的平均家庭收入显著增加了。
- household chores
- 家务活
- She divides household chores equally among family members.她把家务活平均分配给家庭成员。
- household goods
- 家庭用品
- The store sells a wide range of household goods.这家商店出售各种家庭用品。
- household waste
- 家庭垃圾
- Proper disposal of household waste is essential for the environment.正确处理家庭垃圾对环境至关重要。
- household name
- 家喻户晓的名字
- The brand became a household name after its successful advertising campaign.这个品牌在成功的广告宣传后成了家喻户晓的名字。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
house（房子）里hold（容纳）一家人，就是household（家庭）。
Context & Register
中性语域，多用于日常生活、统计数据和社会研究中，指代居住在一起的家庭单位。
Grammar Note
通常作可数名词，复数形式为households
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -hold share the /həʊld/ spelling but have stress on the second syllable, unlike 'household' where the first syllable is stressed. 'House' and 'mouse' rhyme with the first syllable of 'household' (/haʊs/).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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