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源自中古英语 'foundling',由 'found'(发现)和 '-ling'(表示小的后缀)组成,字面意思是'被发现的小东西'。
❶ 指被遗弃后被人发现的婴儿或儿童,通常因父母无法抚养而被留在公共场所。
“The kind couple adopted the foundling left at the church door.”
(这对善良的夫妇收养了被遗弃在教堂门口的弃婴。)
“In the 19th century, foundlings were often taken in by orphanages.”
(19世纪时,弃婴通常由孤儿院收留。)
foundling hospital — 历史上专门收留和照顾被遗弃婴儿的机构,多见于欧洲。
“The famous Foundling Hospital in London was established in the 18th century.”
(伦敦著名的弃婴医院建立于18世纪。)