| 单词 | sunset home |
| 释义 | > as lemmassunset home sunset home n. a residential care home for elderly people; cf. twilight home n. (a) at twilight n. Compounds 2.In quot. 1897 as the name of such an institution. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > institutional homes > [noun] > for the old sunset home1897 eventide home1910 twilight home1934 assisted living1966 1897 Charity Rec. 25 Feb. 93/1 The committee of ‘The Sunset Homes for Aged Poor’ are ready to take charge of any..who may be taken from the Kensington Workhouse on June 20. 1921 Jrnl. House of Representatives Minnesota (42nd Sess.) 137 A bill for an act to provide for and maintain homes for aged people, to be known as sunset homes. 2014 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 8 Apr. 13 Gone was granny or grandpa rattling around in the old family home... They were tidily gathered up and herded into sunset homes. < as lemmas |
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