英和和英

動詞

pepper-pot (三人称単数 現在形 pepper-pots, 現在分詞 pepper-potting, 過去形および過去分詞形 pepper-potted)

1. (英国用法, New Zealand) To intersperse privately-owned houses and social housing.
   • 1982, Hans Mol, The fixed and the fickle: religion and identity in New Zealand (page 70)

     In a government office not so long ago, we read an understandable petition from Europeans asking that these 'pepper-potted' people be removed, or they were going to move.

   • 1997, Institute of Housing (Great Britain), Housing (volume 33, page 22)

     Although these would be of a maximum of 12 houses, he would prefer to pepper-pot rather than create the risk of "mini ghettos".

   • 2008, Barry Goodchild, Homes, Cities and Neighbourhoods (page 222)

     Residential surveyors also say pepper-potting reduces the marketability of a house.