penitentiary
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˌpen.ɪˈten.ʃər.i]
- 美式音标 [ˌpen.əˈten.ʃər.i]
- 国际音标 [,peni'tenʃəri]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- n. 監獄；宗教裁判官；宗教裁判所；教養所
- adj. 應処監禁的；監禁的；懺悔的
同根派生
- adj性質的同根詞
- penitent：懺悔的，悔過的。
- penitential：贖罪的；後悔的；悔罪的。
- n性質的同根詞
- penitent：悔罪者，懺悔者。
- penitential：悔罪槼則書；悔罪者。
英汉例句
- 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裡度過四年作一選擇的話, 我會說——監獄, 謝謝. - He worked as a warden at the state penitentiary.
他在這所州監獄任看守長. - You want to spend the next 20 years in a federal penitentiary, starting tonight?
你難道想從今晚起到聯邦監獄去服刑20年 嗎 ? - 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裡度過四年作一選擇的話, 我會說——監獄, 謝謝. - 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.
词组短语
- Stonewall Penitentiary 石牆監獄
- county penitentiary 縣監獄
- penitentiary establishment 反省機關
- penitentiary y 監獄
- Capital Penitentiary 首都反省院
短語
英英字典
- a state or federal prison
- A penitentiary is a prison.
劍橋英英字典
柯林斯英英字典
专业释义
- 應予懲罸的
- 罪犯教養所