penitentiary

英 [ˌpenɪˈtenʃəri]

美 [ˌpenɪˈtenʃəri]

n.  监狱

BNC.37321 / COCA.17346

牛津词典

noun

• 监狱
  a prison

柯林斯词典

• 监狱
  Apenitentiaryis a prison.

英英释义

noun

• a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes
  Synonym:pen

adj

• showing or constituting penance
  1. penitential tears
  2. wrote a penitential letter apologizing for her hasty words
  Synonym:penitential
• used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers
  1. penitentiary institutions

双语例句

• These are located inside the guard tower that sits in front of the Penitentiary.
  这些在位于监狱前面的守卫塔里。
• The best stories of this sort usually involve the innocent foreigner being shackled or bundled off to the state penitentiary.
  大多数这类故事通常会涉及无辜的外国人被带上手铐或被匆匆送到国家监狱。
• Therefore, we need to do an educated modern people, obviously, the penitentiary was not born, is an acquired culture.
  所以我们要做一个有教养的现代人，显然，教养不是天生的，是后天培养的。
• Dwight is in lucasville state penitentiary.
  德怀特在卢卡斯威州监狱。
• He escaped from the state penitentiary late last night.
  他昨天深夜从州监狱逃跑了。
• The penitentiary's packed, and it's filled with blacks.
  监狱已经塞满了人，大多都是黑人。
• Do you know anyone at the Kansas State penitentiary?
  你认识肯萨斯州监狱里的人吗？
• An Investigation of AIDS knowledge and Attitude among the Penitentiary Women
  某收容教育所服教妇女艾滋病知识和态度调查分析
• European Meeting of Heads of Prison Administrations He worked as a warden at the state penitentiary.
  欧洲监狱机构首长会议他在这所州监狱任看守长。
• He knowed him in the moundsville penitentiary.
  他是在蒙斯维尔监狱认识他的。