late 14c., "act or fact of dwelling;" also "place of lodging, abode," from Old French habitacion, abitacion "a dwelling; act of dwelling" (12c.) or directly from Latin habitationem (nominative habitatio) "a dwelling," noun of action from past participle stem of habitare "to inhabit, dwell" (see habitat).
双语例句
1. Our new habitation was an excavation made in the earth.
我们的新居是在地里挖出的一个洞。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Signs of habitation appeared and the fields gave way to houses.
屋宇起平地，耕野生人烟。
来自柯林斯例句
3. They looked around for any signs of habitation.
他们四处寻找有人居住的迹象。
来自《权威词典》
4. The housing was unfit for human habitation .
这种住房不适合居住。
来自《权威词典》
5. The broken - down old house was not fit for human habitation.
