postcode lottery

短语

邮编幸运医疗（在英国指能得到的医保程度或方式取决于居住的地区）

发音

UK /ˌpəʊs(t)kəʊd ˈlɒtəɹi/
其它
UK /-ˈlɒtɹi/
US /ˌpoʊs(t)ˌkoʊd ˈlɑtɚi/
US /-ɾɚ-/

词形变化

postcode lotteries 复数 postcode lotteries

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The unequal availability or quality of services, especially public services such as healthcare or education, in different parts of the country.

词源

From postcode (“a sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address to aid the sorting and delivery of post or mail; a region denoted by a postcode”) + lottery (“something decided by chance”), referring to the fact that whether one is in a locality which receives adequate services is a matter of chance.

来源：wiktionary