单词 | habitation |
释义 | habitation —habitational, adj. /hab'i tay"sheuhn/, n. 1. a place of residence; dwelling; abode. 2. the act of inhabiting; occupancy by inhabitants. 3. a colony or settlement; community: Each of the scattered habitations consisted of a small number of huts. [1325-75; ME (h)abitacioun ( < AF) < L habitation- (s. of habitatio) a dwelling, equiv. to habitat(us) inhabited (ptp. of habitare; see HABITAT) + -ion- -ION] Syn. 1. lodgings, home, domicile, quarters. |
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