squatter camp
squatter camp — 名詞
1. a collection of simple shelters made from cheap materials such as cardboard, woo
違建聚落
居民擅自搭建簡陋房屋的居住區
a collection of simple shelters made from cheap materials such as cardboard, wood, or metal sheets, built by people on land they do not legally own, usually on the edge of a city
After years of debate, the city council voted to demolish the squatter camp.
經過多年辯論後，市議會投票決定拆除違建聚落。
demolish a squatter camp
A fire swept through the squatter camp, destroying more than fifty shacks in two hours.
一場大火席捲了違建聚落，兩小時內摧毀了五十多間棚屋。
fire swept through a squatter camp
Zuri's family has lived in the hilltop squatter camp since they arrived in the city.
Zuri 一家自從來到城市後，就一直住在山頂的違建聚落裡。
The squatter camp outside Manila has no running water or electricity.
馬尼拉郊外的違建聚落沒有自來水也沒有電力。
Volunteers built a medical clinic for families in the squatter camp.
志工在違建聚落裡為居民蓋了一間醫療診所。
- shantytown
more common in historical or older contexts; emphasizes the poor quality of housing
- informal settlement
neutral academic term preferred by urban planners and NGOs
- slum
broader meaning — can refer to any overcrowded, poor urban area, not only self-built shacks
- planned community
a housing area that is officially designed and built
- formal housing
legal housing with proper infrastructure and property rights
文法句型
squatter camp + of + noun phrase
in + a/the + squatter camp
用法筆記
The term 'squatter camp' is used in news reporting and development contexts. In academic writing, 'informal settlement' is often preferred as a more neutral alternative.