| 单词 | ghetto |
| 释义 | ghetto (once / 2637 pages) n Ghetto means a crowded poor part of a city lived in by a specific ethnic group. The word is powerful, often associated with a rich cultural heritage or a sense of shame and a desire to escape. While most ghettos are formed through social forces (immigration, real estate values, public housing), in European cities during the time of the Nazi Holocaust (1939-1944), Jews were required by law to live in designated, often walled ghettos. Today, the word ghetto can also be used to describe non-geographic, but similarly cut off situations where one might feel stuck: "the academic ghetto." WORD FAMILYghetto: ghettoes, ghettoise, ghettoize, ghettos+/ghettoize: ghettoized, ghettoizing USAGE EXAMPLES“Israel is creating Palestinian ghettos, islands of land that are doomed to failure without basic resources,” he said. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) A journey into one of the world’s oldest Jewish ghettos, where this year a long, rich history is commemorated. New York Times(Dec 19, 2016) After a few days in a ghetto they would leave. Economist(Oct 20, 2016) 1n a poor densely populated city district occupied by a minority ethnic group linked together by economic hardship and social restrictions Hyper city district a district of a town or city 2n formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live the Warsaw ghetto Hyper quarter a district of a city having some distinguishing character 3n any segregated mode of living or working that results from bias or stereotyping the relative security of the gay ghetto no escape from the ghetto of the typing pool Hyper life a characteristic state or mode of living |
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