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abode

UK //əˈbəʊd//US //əˈboʊd//

词源

源自古英语ābād(等待、停留),与动词abide同源,后引申为居住地的含义。

noun

❶ 指某人居住的地方,通常带有正式或文学色彩,可以指房屋、住所或栖身之处。

“They made their abode in a small cottage by the lake.”

(他们在湖边的一间小屋里安了家。)

“The old mansion was his abode for many years.”

(那座古老的宅邸是他多年的住所。)

同义词:dwelling, residence, habitation, home, domicile

verb

❶ 动词形式为 abide 的过去式和过去分词,表示居住或停留,现多用于古语或正式场合。

“He abode in the village for a decade before moving to the city.”

(他在那个村庄住了十年,之后搬去了城市。)

“The memory of that day has abode with me ever since.”

(那一天的记忆从此一直留在我心中。)

同义词:lived, stayed, resided, dwelt, lingered

常见短语

no fixed abode — 指某人没有固定的住所,常用于法律或正式文件中描述无家可归的状态。

“The man was listed as having no fixed abode in the court records.”

(法庭记录中显示该男子没有固定住所。)

take up one's abode — 正式表达,意为在某处定居或开始居住,带有文学色彩。

“After retiring, they took up their abode in the countryside.”

(退休后,他们在乡下定居下来。)