uninhabitable
uninhabitable — 形容詞
1. describes a place that is in such bad condition that people cannot live there sa
不宜居住
因毀損或危險而無法居住的
describes a place that is in such bad condition that people cannot live there safely or with basic shelter
After the earthquake, engineers said the building was uninhabitable and had to be torn down.
地震過後，工程師表示這棟大樓已不宜居住，必須拆除。
uninhabitable after a natural disaster
The old farmhouse had no roof or running water, so the family found it uninhabitable.
那間老農舍既沒有屋頂也沒有自來水，一家人覺得根本無法居住。
Parts of the city became uninhabitable after the floodwaters destroyed homes and roads.
洪水摧毀了房屋與道路後，城市部分區域變得不宜居住。
Roya's apartment was declared uninhabitable by the health department because of the mold.
Roya 的公寓因發霉問題被衛生局宣告為不宜居住。
- unlivable
more informal and commonly used in everyday American English
- unfit for human habitation
formal, legal or official register; often appears on inspection reports
- condemned
specifically means a building has been officially declared unfit by a government authority
用法筆記
Frequently used in official or news contexts where an authority (inspector, health department, emergency services) makes a formal judgment. The subject is typically a building, house, apartment, room, or environment.