leper colony

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An isolated community used to house lepers, usually in permanent quarantine from the rest of society.

词形变化

leper colonies plural

词源

Popularized during the period of New Imperialism, when leprosy was largely absent in Europe but seen as a growing threat in its colonial empires.
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