penitentiary

英[ˌpenɪ'tenʃəri] 美[ˌpenɪ'tenʃəri]
  • n. 监狱；宗教裁判所
  • adj. 改过的；感化的；惩罚的
penitentiaries
  • penial adj.[解]阴茎的
  • penicil n.(略呈散射形的)一簇细毛；毛撮
  • penile adj.阴茎的；用阴茎的；影响阴茎的
  • peninsula n.半岛
  • penis n.阳物；阴茎

详细释义

Noun:
  1. a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes

Adjective:
  1. used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers;

    "penitentiary institutions"

  2. showing or constituting penance;

    "penitential tears"
    "wrote a penitential letter apologizing for her hasty words"

双语例句

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.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. He worked as a warden at the state penitentiary.
他在这所州监狱任看守长.

来自辞典例句

3. 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.

来自辞典例句

4. While he was in the penitentiary her father died and the family broke up.
他坐牢的时候,她的父亲死了,家庭就拆散了.

来自辞典例句

5. Now , you remember when you went to visit my pop in Lewisburg Penitentiary?
还记得你去路易斯堡监狱探望过我父亲 吗 ?

来自电影对白

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. He worked as a warden at the state penitentiary.
      他在这所州监狱任看守长。
    2. She was placed in the Dublin penitentiary for dealing in drugs by telephone.
      她因通过电话做毒品交易而被囚于都柏林监狱。

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