penitentiary
英[,pen?'ten?(?)r?]
美[,p?n?'t?n??ri]
- adj. 應處監禁的；監禁的；懺悔的（等于penitential）
- n. 監獄；教養所；宗教裁判所
詞態變化
復數:?penitentiaries;
助記提示
1、penit- + -ent + -iary.
2、讓你悔罪的、讓你悔罪的地方。
中文詞源
penitentiary 監獄
來自penitent,悔罪的，懺悔的，-ary,表地方。原為宗教術語，指冒犯神或教會后懺悔的地方，后引申詞義監獄。
英文詞源
- penitentiary (n.)
- early 15c., "place of punishment for offenses against the church," from Medieval Latin penitentiaria, from fem. of penitentiarius (adj.) "of penance," from Latin paenitentia "penitence" (see penitence). Meaning "house of correction" (originally an asylum for prostitutes) is from 1806, short for penitentiary house (1776). Slang shortening pen is attested from 1884.
雙語例句
- 1. If forced to choose between the penitentiary and the White House for four years, I would say the penitentiary, thank you.
- 倘使不得已而要對在監獄與白宮里度過四年作一選擇的話, 我會說——監獄, 謝謝.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. He worked as a warden at the state penitentiary.
- 他在這所州監獄任看守長.
來自辭典例句
- 3. Next day Paul was sentenced to three years in the State Penitentiary and taken off.
- 第二天,保羅被判三年徒刑,隨即解往州監獄.
來自辭典例句
- 4. While he was in the penitentiary her father died and the family broke up.
- 他坐牢的時候,她的父親死了,家庭就拆散了.
來自辭典例句
- 5. Now , you remember when you went to visit my pop in Lewisburg Penitentiary?
- 還記得你去路易斯堡監獄探望過我父親 嗎 ?
來自電影對白