Poor law
[法] 济贫法, 贫民救济法
📖 牛津释义
Poor Law
(Brit) (formerly) group of laws concerned with giving help and care to poor people （旧时）济贫法.
🧩 词语组成解析
poor
[pʊr]
adj. 贫穷的，贫乏的;令人怜悯的，可怜的;匮乏的;低劣的;
n. the poor 贫困者，穷人;
law
[lɔ:]
n. 法;法学;规律;法制;
vt.& vi. [口语、方言]诉诸法律，对…起诉，控告;
vt. 控告;对…起诉;
🗣️ 情景例句
Keep quiet about it if you know what's good for you.
什么也别说，免得你自个儿添不自在。
The flood has left many people homeless.
许多人因洪水而失去了家园。
One authority on spiders made a census of the spiders in grass field in the south of England,
一位研究蜘蛛的权威对英国南部一块草坪上的蜘蛛作了一次调查。