almshouse是什么意思

almshouse
英 ['ɑːmzhaʊs]美 ['ɑmzhaʊs]n. 公立救济院;私立济贫院或养老院«英文词源
almshouse (n.)mid-15c., from alms + house (n.).双语例句
1. Public general hospital originated in the almshouse infirmaries established as early as colonial times by local governments to care for the poor. 公立医院源自殖民地时期*府为了救济穷人而建立的救济院中的医务所.来自《简明英汉词典》
