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. 监狱；宗教裁判官；宗教裁判所；教养所
- adj. 应处监禁的；监禁的；忏悔的
同根派生
- adj性质的同根词
- penitent：忏悔的，悔过的。
- penitential：赎罪的；后悔的；悔罪的。
- n性质的同根词
- penitent：悔罪者，忏悔者。
- penitential：悔罪规则书；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.
倘使不得已而要对在监狱与白宫里度过四年作一选择的话, 我会说——监狱, 谢谢. - He worked as a warden at the state penitentiary.
他在这所州监狱任看守长. - You want to spend the next 20 years in a federal penitentiary, starting tonight?
你难道想从今晚起到联邦监狱去服刑20年 吗 ? - If forced to choose between the penitentiary and the White House for four years, I would say the penitentiary, thank you.
倘使不得已而要对在监狱与白宫里度过四年作一选择的话, 我会说——监狱, 谢谢. - Next day Paul was sentenced to three years in the State Penitentiary and taken off.
第二天,保罗被判三年徒刑,随即解往州监狱.
词组短语
- Stonewall Penitentiary 石墙监狱
- county penitentiary 县监狱
- penitentiary establishment 反省机关
- penitentiary y 监狱
- Capital Penitentiary 首都反省院
短语
英英字典
- a state or federal prison
- A penitentiary is a prison.
剑桥英英字典
柯林斯英英字典
专业释义
- 应予惩罚的
- 罪犯教养所