asylum
n.庇护所;政治避难;精神病院(旧称)
protection granted by a country to someone fleeing persecution; a former term for psychiatric hospital
例句
The committee reviewed applications for political asylum from war-affected regions.
委员会审核了来自战乱地区的政治避难申请。
Historical texts sometimes refer to mental hospitals as asylums.
历史文献有时将精神病院称为‘庇护所’。
怎么记
a-(to)+ syl(=salire, to leap)→ 跳入安全处→寻求庇护
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