poorhouses

poorhouses

美 [?p?r?ha?s] 　英 [?p??(r)?ha?s]

• n.貧民院；養育院
• 網絡成立救濟院

詞形變化

復數：poorhouses  

英漢解釋

n.	1. 貧民院;養育院

英英解釋

n.	1. in the past, a place provided for very poor people who had no homes and were unable to feed themselves 2. the state of not having any money

例句

They also performed valuable social functions because they served as schools, dispensaries , poorhouses, banks, and concert halls.

由于它們也被用作學校、診療所、救濟院、銀行和音樂廳，它們也作為重要的社交場合。