A staycation is a holiday where you stay at home, or near home, instead of travelling somewhere far away.

A staycation staycation is a holiday是一種假期 where you stay at home你待在家裡 or near home或家附近 instead of travelling somewhere far away而不是跑到很遠的地方去旅行

You still take the days off work — that is the important part. It is a holiday, not just a normal week.

You still take the days off work你還是有請假 that is the important part這才是重點 It is a holiday這是一種假期 not just a normal week而不只是普通的一週

You might sleep late, visit a museum in your own city, eat at a nice restaurant, go to a hot spring an hour away, and then come home to your own bed.

You might sleep late你可能會睡到很晚 visit a museum in your own city去自己城市裡的博物館走走 eat at a nice restaurant去不錯的餐廳吃飯 go to a hot spring an hour away去開車一小時可以到的溫泉 and then come home to your own bed然後回到自己的床上睡覺

The word became common around 2008, when many people had less money and could not afford to fly anywhere, and newspapers and magazines used it a lot. It still has that slightly newspaper feeling — it is a light, friendly word, not a formal one, and you will see it in travel articles and advertisements more than in serious writing.

The word became common around 2008這個字大約在2008年開始流行 when many people had less money那時候很多人手頭比較緊 and could not afford to fly anywhere飛不起去任何地方 and newspapers and magazines used it a lot報章雜誌就很常用這個字 It still has that slightly newspaper feeling它到現在還帶著一點報紙用語的味道 it is a light, friendly word是一個輕鬆、親切的字 not a formal one而不是正式用語 and you will see it in travel articles and advertisements你會在旅遊文章和廣告裡看到它 more than in serious writing比在嚴肅的文章裡更常見

People use it loosely, too. Some people mean 'I stayed in my own house the whole week.' Others mean 'I stayed in a hotel in my own city.' Others just mean 'I did not go abroad.' Nobody argues about which one is correct.

People use it loosely, too大家用這個字也用得很鬆散 Some people mean 'I stayed in my own house the whole week'有些人的意思是「我整週都待在自己家」 Others mean 'I stayed in a hotel in my own city'有些人是指「我住在自己城市裡的一間飯店」 Others just mean 'I did not go abroad'還有些人只是說「我沒有出國」 Nobody argues about which one is correct沒有人會爭哪一種說法才對

There is also a small feeling attached to it: sometimes people say it a little apologetically, as if a real holiday would have meant going somewhere, and sometimes people say it proudly, as if staying home is the smarter choice. You can hear either one, depending on the speaker.

There is also a small feeling attached to it這個字還帶著一種小小的情緒 sometimes people say it a little apologetically有時候人們講的時候有點抱歉的感覺 as if a real holiday would have meant going somewhere好像真正的假期應該是要去某個地方 and sometimes people say it proudly有時候人們講的時候又帶著一點驕傲 as if staying home is the smarter choice好像待在家才是比較聰明的選擇 You can hear either one, depending on the speaker聽哪一種語氣要看是誰在說話

It is almost always a noun. A few people use it as a verb — 'we staycationed last summer' — but that still sounds playful, and I would not write it in an essay.

It is almost always a noun它幾乎都是當名詞用 A few people use it as a verb少數人會把它當動詞用 'we staycationed last summer'像'we staycationed last summer'（我們去年夏天staycation了） but that still sounds playful但聽起來還是有點玩笑的味道 and I would not write it in an essay我不會把它寫進正式作文裡