| 释义 |
ghetto
UK ['get.əʊ] US ['getˌ.oʊ] (plural ghettos or ghettoes)
noun countable
■an area of a city, especially a very poor area, where people of a particular race or religion live closely together and apart from other people （尤指城市中贫穷的）某种族（或宗教信仰者）聚居区；贫民区•As a child she lived in one of New York's poorest ghettos.童年时，她居住的地方是纽约最贫穷的贫民区之一。 •to live in ghetto conditions在贫民区中生活 ■old use
■in the past, an area of a city where Jews were made to live （旧时的）犹太人居住区，隔都
■a part of society or group that is in some way divided from the main part 被主流社会隔离或集中的某一社会群体•Brought up in what he describes as 'a middle class ghetto', he imagined that all people were as privileged as he was.自称从小在“一个中产阶级聚居区”长大的他，以为所有人都是平等的。 |