Penitentiary
[ peni'tenʃəri ]
辅助 Assistant
n. <美>监狱;
adj. 用作教养的，感化（院）的，教养所的;
📝 例句
penitentiary n.
听悔僧；教诲师；赎免局
penitentiary offences
应受惩罚的恶劣行为
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。
A penitentiary offense.
受感化教养惩处的犯罪
He worked as a warden at the state penitentiary.
他在这所州监狱任看守长。
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penitent
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
penitentiary
n
(US) federalor state prison for people who have committed serious crimes （联邦或州的）监狱. penitentiary, adj
(a) of or relating to penance 自我惩罚的; 赎罪的.
(b) of or relating to treatment intendedto reform offenders 感化的.
🔁 扩展释义
*[,peni'tenʃәri]n. 监狱, 收容所, 教养所, 宗教裁判所a. 用作感化的, 应处监禁的, 教养所的, 收容所的【法】 教养所, 妓女收容所, 州监狱
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Philip, I've been working on this special project Philip
我一直在研拟一项特别计划
You are saying you turn on the computer and see nothing?
你的意思是你把计算机打开后什么也看不见？
Around the year 1600 the first horses were brought to the American continent by the Spanish.
大约在1600年的时候，西班牙人把第一批马匹带来美洲大陆。