Hooverville
noun /ˈhuːvəvɪl/
/ˈhuːvərvɪl/
- any collection of poor houses often made of cardboard or scrap metal, on the edge of a city, that developed in the US during the Great Depression. They were often temporary places for unemployed people and those without homes, and were named after President Hoover, who was blamed for the Depression.
胡佛维尔（Hooverville）：在大萧条时期在美国开发的，通常在城市边缘通常由纸板或废金属制成的任何贫民窟。它们通常是失业者和无家可归者的临时住所，并以胡佛总统的名字命名，胡佛总统是大萧条的罪魁祸首。