(尤指过去常见的)寄宿公寓;提供住宿并通常提供膳食、按周或按月收费的住处。(也可写作 boarding house。)
/ˈbɔːrdɪŋˌhaʊs/
She found a cheap room in a boardinghouse near the station.
她在车站附近的一家寄宿公寓找到了一间便宜的房间。
In the early 1900s, many young workers lived in boardinghouses where meals and rent were paid weekly.
在20世纪初,许多年轻工人住在寄宿公寓里,房租和餐费通常按周支付。
由 boarding(寄宿、供膳;源自 board “供餐/餐桌”,引申为“包食宿”)+ house(房子)构成,字面意思是“提供寄宿(常含供餐)的房子”。在英语中常与工业化、城市化时期的合住房型联系在一起。