asylum

ә'sailәm

雅思GRE Collins 2

n a shelter from danger or hardship
n a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person

n. 庇护, 收容所
[医] 养育院

Collins 星级

5,764

BNC 频率

7,774

使用频率

asylum 源于希腊语，前缀 a- 表示“没有”，后缀 -ylum 通常与地方相关，整体意思为“没有危险的地方”，暗示避难所的概念。

例句

1. Many refugees seek asylum in other countries to escape war.

许多难民为了逃避战争而在其他国家寻求庇护。

2. The government granted him asylum after he proved he was in danger.

政府在他证明自己面临危险后给予了他庇护。

3. Asylum seekers often face long waiting periods for their applications to be processed.

寻求庇护者通常要面对申请处理的漫长等待时间。