소수 민족이나 빈곤층이 밀집하여 거주하는 대도시 내의 낙후된 지역.
A part of a city, especially a slum area, occupied by a minority group or groups.
예문:
"The government launched a project to renovate old buildings in the inner-city ghetto."
"He grew up in a tough ghetto but managed to win a scholarship to a prestigious university."
역사적으로 유럽 도시 내에서 유대인들이 법적, 사회적 압박에 의해 강제로 격리되어 거주하던 구역.
A historical section of a city in which Jews were required to live.
예문:
"The Venice Ghetto was the first area in Europe where Jews were forced to live separately."
"Many historical documents describe the cramped living conditions within the medieval ghetto."
특정한 특징이나 직업을 가진 사람들이 사회의 다른 집단과 분리되어 형성한 고립된 환경이나 집단.
An isolated or segregated group or area of a particular kind, often metaphorical.
예문:
"The university campus has become something of a student ghetto, isolated from the rest of the town."
"They fear that the new policy will create a cultural ghetto instead of promoting integration."
질이 낮거나, 임시방편으로 조잡하게 만들어진 상태를 의미하는 비격식적 표현.
Resembling or characteristic of a ghetto; makeshift, shoddy, or of poor quality.
예문:
"I had to use a ghetto setup with a cardboard box as a laptop stand."
"The repair job looked a bit ghetto, but it kept the rain out for the night."
특정 집단을 고립된 구역에 가두거나 사회적으로 격리시키다.
To restrict or isolate a group of people to a particular area or category.
예문:
"The minority population was effectively ghettoed by discriminatory housing laws."
"We must avoid ghettoing senior citizens in remote retirement communities."