asylum
名词
UK/əˈsaɪ.ləm/
US/əˈsaɪ.ləm/
定义 asylum 名词
protection(保護)
- Uncountable(不可數名詞)
Protection or safety granted by a government to individuals who have been compelled to leave their native countries due to safety concerns or war.
（尤指政治）避難；庇護
to seek/apply for political asylum
尋求/申請政治庇護
Many refugees crossed the border seeking political asylum in neighboring countries.
許多難民越過邊界，尋求在鄰國的政治庇護。
The agreement aims to provide asylum for individuals fleeing conflict.
該協議旨在為逃離衝突的個人提供庇護。
hospital(醫院)
- Countable(可數名詞)old use(古語)
A hospital, typically in older usage, for the treatment of individuals with mental illnesses.
精神病院
a lunatic asylum
一間精神病院
During that dark period, many people were unjustly sent to the asylum.
在那段黑暗時期，許多人被不公正地送進精神病院。
This old building was once an asylum.
這棟老建築曾經是一間精神病院。