Word · Frequency #9164
workhouse
济贫院；贫民习艺所
核心释义
a public institution where poor people who were able to work were required to do labor
- 1.
贫民院,强迫有劳动能力的穷人劳动
a poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor
- 2.
关押最多18个月囚犯的县监狱
a county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months
县监狱；县拘留所；贫民院,强迫有劳动能力的穷人劳动；关押最多18个月囚犯的县监狱；(英)贫民习艺所；济贫院
用法In use
In the past, if you were poor and had no home, you might be forced into the workhouse.
用法提示：workhouse 是名词，在这里作介词 into 的宾语，指旧时强制穷人劳动的济贫院。
The village workhouse, now closed, is famous for its harsh treatment of the poor.
用法提示：workhouse 是名词，作主语，指一处历史建筑或机构。
Many old workhouses were built with separate rooms for men, women, and children.
用法提示：workhouses 是 workhouse 的复数形式，作主语，指多所这样的机构。
be sent to the workhouse
During the Victorian era, many poor people were sent to the workhouse.
在维多利亚时代，许多穷人被送进济贫院。
end up in a workhouse
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- enter a workhouse
- 进入济贫院
- Many poor families were forced to enter a workhouse during the Victorian era.在维多利亚时代，许多贫困家庭被迫进入济贫院。
- be sent to a workhouse
- 被送到济贫院
- Orphans were often sent to a workhouse to learn a trade.孤儿经常被送到济贫院学习一门手艺。
- workhouse system
- 济贫院制度
- The workhouse system was intended to deter people from seeking relief.济贫院制度旨在阻止人们寻求救济。
- workhouse conditions
- 济贫院条件
- The terrible workhouse conditions were exposed by social reformers.社会改革者揭露了济贫院恶劣的条件。
- workhouse labor
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
work（劳动）+house（房子）= 劳动的房子，实为贫民习艺所。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：历史语境、英国社会史、文学作品 workhouse 通常用于历史或文学语境，指英国历史上收容贫民并强制劳动的机构，属于比较正式的术语。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词；复数形式为 workhouses。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words rhyme with workhouse: they end with the sound /aʊs/ spelled 'ouse'.
一起学习词形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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