window tax

基本解释

In the 17th century, many windows of large houses were walled up to avoid a window tax.
在17世纪，为避免交纳窗户税，大房子的许多窗户被堵住了。
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Enacted8) in England in 1696 after the short-lived hearth9) tax on fireplaces, the window tax was based on the number of windows in a house.
继短暂推行的对壁炉征收的烟囱税之后，英国又于1696年制定了窗户税，根据每栋房屋窗户的数量来征税。
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Having visited many more rooms than could be supposed to be of any other use than to contribute to the window-tax, and find employment for housemaids, "Now, " said Mrs.
众人又看了许多房间．这些房间你想象不出有什么用场，只不过是多贡献些窗户税①（译注：①英国在1851年以前，曾对城镇房屋的窗户或透光孔征过税。），让女仆们有活可干罢了。

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