名複: housings
housing
KK:[ˈhaʊzɪŋ] DJ:[ˈhauziŋ]
n.
- 住房供給；住房建築[U]
- （總稱）房屋，住宅[U]
- 遮蔽物；遮蓋物[C]
- 【機】外套；外罩；蓋；箱[C]
- house的動詞現在分詞、動名詞
參見
house
vt.
- 給……房子住；給……房子用
- 把……儲藏在房內
- 覆蓋
vi.
- 住
辨析
以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》
housing1
n.
- houses and flats considered collectively. ▸the provision of accommodation.
- a rigid casing that houses a piece of moving or delicate equipment.
- a recess or groove cut in a piece of wood to allow another piece to be attached to it.
housing2
n.
archaic a cloth covering put on a horse for protection or ornament.Etymology
ME: from OFr. houce, from med. L. hultia, of Gmc origin.
以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》