shantytown 的意思
贫民区; 简陋的居住区; 贫民窟
shantytown 的词源
shantytown(n.)
“shanty town”这个词最早出现在1836年,指的是“简陋或粗糙住房的社区或定居点”,源自shanty(名词1)加town(城镇)。
A few miles from Williamsburg [Pennsylvania], there was a canal opening, and a little village of huts called Shantytown inhabited by the Irishmen who work on the canal. [William O'Bryan, "A Narrative of Travels in the United States of America," London, 1836. A footnote to the sentence reads, "A Shanty is a temporary dwelling, made of coarse boards just so as to shelter them from wind and rain."]
“在宾夕法尼亚州威廉斯堡几英里外,有一个运河口,还有一个叫Shantytown的小村庄,住着那些在运河上工作的爱尔兰人。”——威廉·奥布莱恩,《美国旅行记叙述》,伦敦,1836年。文中有个脚注提到:“Shanty是指一种临时住所,用粗糙的木板搭建,足以遮挡风雨。”
这个词常常用来指代特定的地方。在早期的文献中,有几个提到威斯康星州梅诺米尼部落的村庄。
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