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词典释义:
penitentiary
时间: 2024-04-09 01:21:51
英 [ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃ(ə)ri]
美 [ˌpɛnəˈtɛn(t)ʃ(ə)ri]

n. 监狱;宗教裁判官;宗教裁判所

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双语例句
  • The felon will spend the rest of his life in penitentiary.

    这名重刑犯将在监狱里度过余生。

  • The prisoners in this penitentiary obey the management of the prison guards.

    这个监狱的刑犯服从狱警的管理。

  • John was a penitentiary before he died.

    约翰在去世之前是一位法庭裁判官。

  • Paul was sentenced to three years in the State Penitentiary.

    保罗被判在州监狱服刑三年

  • Heeey! I see the penitentiary!

    嘿感叹!俺看见了感化院感叹!

  • You know in the grave, in the 6 penitentiary.

    他们现在有的躺在坟墓里,有的进了监狱。

  • He worked as a warden at the state penitentiary.

    他在这所州监狱任看守长。

  • There is even a federal penitentiary named after him.

    甚至还有一个联邦监狱是以他的名字命名的。

  • Where can I watch Penitentiary II movie online free full stream?

    我在哪里可以看电影监狱二网上免费全速?

近义词
adj.
同根词

词根 penitent

  • penitent adj. 忏悔的,悔过的 n. 悔罪者,忏悔者

  • penitential adj. 赎罪的;后悔的;悔罪的 n. 悔罪规则书;悔罪者

释义
n.

N. Amer. a prison for people convicted of serious crimes

〈北美〉 (关押重罪犯人的)监狱。

(in the Roman Catholic Church)a priest appointed to administer penance

(罗马天主教的)宗教裁判官。

an office in the papal court forming a tribunal for deciding on questions relating to penance, dispensations, and absolution

(天主教法庭的)宗教裁判所。

词源

"late Middle English (as a term in ecclesiastical law): from medieval Latin paenitentiarius, from Latin paenitentia ‘repentance'. The North American usage dates from the early 19th cent."

  • Agent, you should know that there are some on this committee who feel, given your service record, both for this country and against it, that you belong in a penitentiary, not mouthing off on Capitol Hill.

    特工,你要知道委员会中有部分委员认为,考虑到你既为这个国家服务过,也背叛过她,你应当被处以监禁,而不是在国会大厦跟我们顶嘴。

    《Captain America: The Winter Soldier》《美国队长2》

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