释义 |
asylum/əˈsailəm/n. 1 sanctuary; protection, esp. for those pursued by the law (尤指那些受到法律追究的人的)避难所,庇护所 seek asylum 寻求避难 2 esp. hist. any of various kinds of institution offering shelter and support to distressed or destitute individuals, esp. the mentally ill [尤史义]收容所,贫民院;精神病院 [Middle English via Latin from Greek asulon ‘refuge’ (as A-1, sulon ‘right of seizure’)] |