abode
noun /əˈbəʊd/
/əˈbəʊd/
[usually singular] (formal or humorous)- the place where somebody lives
住所；家 - homeless people of no fixed abode (= with no permanent home)
无家可归的人 - You are most welcome to my humble abode.
竭诚欢迎光临寒舍。
- I had been invited to take up my abode at Government House.
我曾获邀下榻总督府。 - His sole residence is in a hostel for people of no fixed abode.
他唯一的住处是为居无定所的人提供的宿舍。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- humble
- take up your
- of no fixed abode
- the right of abode
词源Middle English (in the sense ‘act of waiting’): verbal noun from abide. - homeless people of no fixed abode (= with no permanent home)