habitation
habitation — 名詞
1. The state of occupying a building or area and living there as your home.
居住
在建築物或處所中生活的狀態
The state of occupying a building or area and living there as your home.
The abandoned school showed no signs of habitation for over thirty years.
那所廢棄的學校三十多年來沒有任何居住的跡象。
collocation: signs of habitation
Before human habitation is allowed, a building must pass a fire safety inspection.
在允許人類居住之前，建築物必須通過消防安全檢查。
collocation: human habitation
The cave dwellings in Cappadocia were used for human habitation as early as Roman times.
卡帕多奇亞的洞穴屋早在羅馬時期就被用來作為人類居住空間。
After the earthquake, the government declared the whole area unsafe for habitation.
地震過後，政府宣布整個地區不適合居住。
Felix and Aylin spent months preparing their new apartment for habitation.
Felix 和 Aylin 花了幾個月的時間準備他們的新公寓以供居住。
- vacancy
The state of being empty or unoccupied.
文法句型
no article in general use
often preceded by 'for' or 'of'
用法筆記
Used in formal, legal, or official contexts. Frequently appears in phrases like 'fit for habitation', 'unfit for habitation', and 'signs of habitation'.
常見錯誤
2. An official classification for a living space that is very dirty, damaged, or da
不適居住
房屋因過髒、受損或不安全而不准人居住
An official classification for a living space that is very dirty, damaged, or dangerous, meaning the law forbids people from living in it.
The health inspector ruled that the basement apartment was unfit for human habitation because of the mold.
衛生檢查員裁定那間地下室公寓因發霉問題而不適合人類居住。
fixed phrase: unfit for human habitation
Landlords who rent out houses unfit for habitation can face heavy fines in court.
把不適合居住的房子出租的房東，可能會在法庭上被處以高額罰款。
After the flood damaged the walls, the city council declared the building unfit for habitation.
洪水損壞牆壁後，市政府宣布該建築不適合居住。
Nkechi's family home was declared unfit for habitation after the roof collapsed during the storm.
Nkechi 的家在暴風雨中屋頂塌陷後，被認定為不適合居住。
- uninhabitable
Adjective form with the same meaning; more common in general writing ('The house was declared uninhabitable').
- habitable
Describes a home that is safe and clean enough to live in.
文法句型
almost always in the phrase 'unfit for human habitation'
用法筆記
Almost always used within the fixed expression 'unfit for human habitation'. Typically appears in legal documents, housing regulations, and news reports about poor living conditions.
3. A house, flat, or other structure used as a place to live.
住所
人們居住的房屋或處所
A house, flat, or other structure used as a place to live.
The archaeology team uncovered ancient human habitations carved into the red cliffside.
考古隊在紅色懸崖邊發現了鑿入岩壁的古老人類住所遺跡。
collocation: ancient human habitations
Esteban's family found affordable habitation in a small town near the capital.
Esteban 一家人在首都附近的一個小鎮找到了負擔得起的住所。
The survey recorded every permanent habitation within fifty kilometers of the volcano.
調查記錄了火山方圓五十公里內的每一處永久住所。
After years of moving between cities, Trang found a peaceful habitation near the coast.
在城市間搬遷了多年之後，Trang 終於在海邊找到了一處寧靜的住所。
文法句型
can be used with 'a/an' or in plural form
用法筆記
More formal than 'home' or 'house'. Commonly used in official surveys, archaeological reports, and formal descriptions of housing. The plural 'habitations' refers to multiple dwellings in an area.