Bedsit
Significado: A single rented room serving as bedroom and living room
A rented room combining bedroom and sitting room, usually with shared bathroom and kitchen. Associated with poverty, students, and down-at-heel living.
Ejemplos
- Living in a bedsit in Earls Court. 住在伯爵庭的一间出租屋里viviendo en una habitación alquilada en Earls Courtアールズコートのワンルームに住んでいる얼스코트의 원룸에 살고 있다.
- Bedsit land in the city. 城里的单间出租房区域la zona de habitaciones alquiladas de la ciudad街のワンルームアパート地帯도심의 원룸 밀집 지역.
- From bedsit to boardroom. 从出租小屋到董事会de la habitación alquilada a la sala de juntasワンルームから重役室まで원룸에서 임원실까지.
Pronunciación
Guía de uso
Contexto: housing, everyday
Tono: factual, sometimes depressing
✓ Correcto
- Living in a bedsit住在单间出租房里viviendo en una habitación alquiladaワンルームに住んでいる원룸에 살고 있다
- Bedsit area单间出租房集中的区域zona de habitaciones alquiladasワンルームアパートが多い地域원룸 밀집 지역
✗ Incorrecto
- Can seem pitying可能显得像在怜悯人Puede sonar compasivo哀れみを込めて聞こえることがある동정하는 것처럼 보일 수 있음
Errores comunes
- Confusing with studio flat
Origen e historia
British abbreviation of 'bed-sitting room'—a single room serving as both bedroom and sitting room, typically the cheapest private rental option.
Etimología: Bed + sit(ting room)
Primera vez registrado: Early 20th century
Contexto cultural
Era: 20th century onwards
Generation: All generations
Social background: Working class, students, poverty
Pop culture: Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin
Regional notes: British housing term.
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