“临时安置所”常见的英文表达有 temporary shelter 或 temporary settlement。
temporary shelter 强调这是一个为人们提供临时庇护的场所,常用于因自然灾害、战争等突发状况导致人们无家可归时所设立的临时居住点。例如:The government has set up temporary shelters for the victims of the earthquake.(政府已为地震受灾者设立了临时安置所。)
temporary settlement 侧重于表示一个临时性的居住区域或定居点,突出这是一个人们临时聚集居住的地方。例如:Refugees were living in temporary settlements near the border.(难民们住在边境附近的临时安置所里。)