vagrancy
vagrancy — 名詞
1. the situation of living without a fixed home and wandering because you are poor
流浪
無家可歸、四處遷徙的狀態
the situation of living without a fixed home and wandering because you are poor and cannot find steady work
Saira volunteered at a shelter that provides support to people facing vagrancy.
Saira 在一間收容所擔任志工，幫助面臨流浪困境的人們。
collocation: facing vagrancy
Élise's doctoral thesis explores the connection between vagrancy and mental illness.
Élise 的博士論文探討了流浪與精神疾病之間的關聯。
The number of families pushed into vagrancy has grown sharply since the plant closures.
自工廠關閉以來，被迫淪落街頭的家庭數量急遽增加。
In many countries, vagrancy is seen as a social problem, not a personal choice.
在世界許多地方，流浪被視為社會問題而非個人選擇。
- homelessness
broader term; vagrancy adds a roaming/wandering element
- destitution
focuses on extreme poverty rather than the lack of a fixed home
- itinerancy
can imply a chosen lifestyle of travel; vagrancy suggests poverty and hardship
- settled life
living stably in one place with a home and income
用法筆記
Frequently used with prepositions 'into' (fall into vagrancy) and 'of' (state of vagrancy). Distinguish from sense 2: this sense refers to the general condition, not the legal charge.
常見錯誤
2. the offense of sleeping rough and begging because you have no regular job or way
遊蕩罪
以流浪或乞討維生的刑事犯罪
the offense of sleeping rough and begging because you have no regular job or way to earn money
James was convicted of vagrancy after police found him sleeping in a public park.
James 被警方發現在公園睡覺後，被判處遊蕩罪。
passive: convicted of vagrancy
Apinya studied how vagrancy laws were used to control poverty in nineteenth-century England.
Apinya 研究了十九世紀英格蘭如何利用遊蕩罪法規來控制貧窮問題。
Human rights groups argue that vagrancy statutes punish homelessness instead of addressing its causes.
人權團體認為，遊蕩罪法規只是懲罰無家可歸者，而非解決問題的根源。
Layla found old newspaper articles about people arrested for vagrancy during the Great Depression.
Layla 找到了關於經濟大蕭條時期因遊蕩罪被捕者的舊報紙文章。
用法筆記
Historically used as a broad police power charge. Many jurisdictions have repealed or restricted vagrancy laws because they target poor and homeless people rather than preventing actual crime. This sense is primarily legal-historical in modern usage.