How do you use "Sink estate" in a sentence?

Grew up on a sink estate. The problems of sink estates. Labelled a sink estate.

Sink estate

Q: What does "Sink estate" mean?

A very run-down housing estate A council estate that has become severely deprived, with high crime, unemployment, and poverty. Controversial term that can stigmatize residents.

Slang Term British ★★★☆☆ Moderate Casual

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Significado: A very run-down housing estate

非常破败的住宅区

Una urbanización muy deteriorada

非常に荒廃した公営住宅団地

매우 낙후된 공영 주택 단지

A council estate that has become severely deprived, with high crime, unemployment, and poverty. Controversial term that can stigmatize residents.

严重衰落的公共住宅区，犯罪率高、失业率高、贫困严重。这个用语有争议，可能会给居民贴上耻辱标签。

Una urbanización de viviendas sociales que se ha deteriorado gravemente, con altos índices de delincuencia, desempleo y pobreza. Término controvertido que puede estigmatizar a los residentes.

深刻に荒廃し、犯罪率や失業率が高く、貧困がはびこる公営住宅団地。住民をスティグマ化する可能性がある物議を醸す用語。

높은 범죄율, 실업률, 빈곤으로 심각하게 낙후된 공영 주택 단지. 주민에게 낙인을 찍을 수 있는 논란이 되는 표현이다.

Ejemplos

Grew up on a sink estate.
在破败的住宅区长大
creció en una urbanización marginal
荒廃した団地で育った
낙후된 단지에서 자랐다.
The problems of sink estates.
破败住宅区的问题
los problemas de las urbanizaciones marginales
荒廃した団地の問題
낙후된 단지의 문제들.
Labelled a sink estate.
被贴上破败住宅区的标签
etiquetada como urbanización marginal
荒廃した団地のレッテルを貼られた
낙후된 단지라는 딱지가 붙었다.

Pronunciación

Guía de uso

Contexto: media, social commentary

Tono: critical, can stigmatize

✓ Correcto

With awareness of implications
在理解其含义的前提下使用
con conciencia de las implicaciones
含意を理解した上で使うこと
그 함의를 인식하면서 사용할 것

✗ Incorrecto

Can stigmatize residents
可能会给居民贴上耻辱标签
Puede estigmatizar a los residentes
住民をスティグマ化する可能性がある
주민에게 낙인을 찍을 수 있음

Errores comunes

Using to dismiss communities

Origen e historia

Media and political term from the 1990s combining 'sink' (going down, failing) with 'estate,' describing highly deprived social housing areas.

Etimología: Sink (failing, going down) + estate

Primera vez registrado: 1990s media

Contexto cultural

Era: 1990s onwards

Generation: All generations

Social background: About severe deprivation

Pop culture: British social commentary

Regional notes: British media terminology.

Variaciones

Sink estateSink estates

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