penitentiary

penitentiary读音音标

英 [ˌpenɪˈtenʃəri]

美 [ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəri]

penitentiary意思解释

n.

监狱；

adj.

用作教养的，感化（院）的，教养所的；

变形

复数：penitentiaries

英英释义

n.

a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes

同义词：pen

adj.

used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers

\"penitentiary institutions\"

双语例句

用作名词(n.)He worked as a warden at the state penitentiary.他在这所州监狱任看守长。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。