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复合词,源自work(劳动)+ house(房屋),最早记录于1650年代,指通过劳动换取救济的场所。
❶ 指19世纪英国为贫困人群提供住所和工作的机构,条件通常非常艰苦,入住者需通过劳动换取基本生活保障。
“Many poor families were forced to enter the workhouse during the economic depression.”
(经济萧条时期,许多贫困家庭被迫进入济贫院。)
“Children in the workhouse often worked long hours in harsh conditions.”
(济贫院里的儿童常在恶劣环境下长时间劳动。)
workhouse diet — 指济贫院提供的极其简单且缺乏营养的食物配给,通常只有面包和稀粥。
“The workhouse diet caused many inmates to suffer from malnutrition.”
(济贫院的简陋饮食导致许多居住者营养不良。)