| 单词 | settlement house |
| 释义 | > as lemmassettlement house settlement house n. U.S. an institution in an inner city area, usually sponsored by a church or college, that gives educational, recreational, and other social services to the community (cf. sense 16). ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > public building > [noun] > centre for recreational or educational activities social centre1869 community centre1899 settlement house1907 leisure centre1935 1907 J. Strong Challenge of City 307 Your letter..was duly received and reply thereto delayed awaiting report from the inspection districts wherein are located the Settlement houses you mentioned. 1959 New Statesman 24 Oct. 534/2 In relation to the street gangs, most of these disquisitions regard the conventional ‘agencies’—boys' clubs, mixed clubs, settlement houses, community centres—as ineffectual. 1978 G. Vidal Kalki v. 114 Of course, Amelia did work in settlement houses, helping the poor. < as lemmas |
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