habitation
noun /ˌhæbɪˈteɪʃn/
/ˌhæbɪˈteɪʃn/
Word Family
- inhabit verb
- habitable adjective (≠ uninhabitable)
- inhabitable adjective (≠ uninhabitable)
- inhabited adjective (≠ uninhabited)
- inhabitant noun
- habitation noun
- [uncountable] the act of living in a place
居住 - They looked around for any signs of habitation.
他们四处寻找有人居住的迹象。 - The houses were unfit for human habitation (= not clean or safe enough for people to live in).
那些房子不适合人居住。
- They looked around for any signs of habitation.
- [countable] (formal) a place where people live
住处；住所；聚居地 - The road serves the scattered habitations along the coast.
这条路连接着海岸线上分散各处的聚居地。
- The road serves the scattered habitations along the coast.
词源late Middle English: via Old French from Latin habitatio(n-), from habitare ‘inhabit’.