| 单词 | asylum |
| 释义 | Word Frequency asylum(əˈsaɪləm) noun 1. a safe or inviolable place of refuge, esp as formerly offered by the Christian Church to criminals, outlaws, etc; sanctuary (often in the phrase give asylum to) 2. shelter; refuge 3. international law refuge afforded to a person whose extradition is sought by a foreign government political asylum 4. obsolete an institution for the shelter, treatment, or confinement of individuals, esp a psychiatric hospital (previously termed lunatic asylum) Word origin C15: via Latin from Greek asulon refuge, from asulos that may not be seized, from a-1 + sulon right of seizure |
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