Squalor is the state of being filthy and miserable to live in — and the word almost always carries the reason: nobody had the money, or nobody cared enough, to keep the place decent. A room can be messy without being squalid; squalor is dirt plus neglect plus, usually, poverty. Think of broken windows nobody fixes, damp walls, rubbish that has been there for months, too many people in too small a space.

Squalor squalor is the state of being filthy and miserable to live in指的是又髒又慘、令人不堪居住的狀態 and the word almost always carries the reason而且這個詞幾乎都帶著原因 nobody had the money, or nobody cared enough, to keep the place decent不是沒有錢、就是沒有人在乎到願意把地方弄得像樣 A room can be messy without being squalid一個房間可以亂，但不到 squalid 的程度 squalor is dirt plus neglect plus, usually, poverty squalor 是髒加上疏於照顧、再加上通常還有貧窮 Think of broken windows nobody fixes想像沒人修的破窗戶 damp walls潮濕的牆壁 rubbish that has been there for months放了好幾個月的垃圾 too many people in too small a space太多人擠在太小的空間裡

It is an uncountable noun, so no 'a squalor' and no 'squalors': 'living in squalor', 'the squalor of the camp'.

It is an uncountable noun這是個不可數名詞 so no 'a squalor' and no 'squalors'所以沒有 'a squalor'，也沒有 'squalors' 'living in squalor', 'the squalor of the camp'像 'living in squalor'、'the squalor of the camp' 這樣用

It is a fairly formal, written word — journalists and social workers use it, and it appears a lot in descriptions of slums and prisons. It carries strong judgement, and often the judgement is aimed at whoever allowed the conditions rather than at the people living in them.

It is a fairly formal, written word這是個相當正式的書面詞 journalists and social workers use it記者和社工會用它 and it appears a lot in descriptions of slums and prisons在描寫貧民窟和監獄時也常出現 It carries strong judgement它帶著強烈的評判意味 and often the judgement is aimed at whoever allowed the conditions而且這種評判通常是針對讓環境變成這樣的人 rather than at the people living in them而不是針對住在裡面的人

Writers sometimes pair it with something rich for contrast — 'squalor and splendour side by side' — which is why you meet it in travel writing about big cities. The adjective is squalid.

Writers sometimes pair it with something rich for contrast作家有時會拿它跟富裕的東西並列做對比 'squalor and splendour side by side'像 'squalor and splendour side by side'（破敗與奢華並存） which is why you meet it in travel writing about big cities這也是為什麼你會在描寫大城市的遊記裡看到它 The adjective is squalid它的形容詞是 squalid