the place where somebody lives 住所;家 homeless people of no fixed abode (= with no permanent home) 无家可归的人 You are most welcome to my humble abode. 竭诚欢迎光临寒舍。
Extra ExamplesI had been invited to take up my abode at Government House. 我曾获邀下榻总督府。 His sole residence is in a hostel for people of no fixed abode. 他唯一的住处是为居无定所的人提供的宿舍。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- humble
- take up your
- of no fixed abode
- the right of abode
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘act of waiting’): verbal noun from abide.