penitentiary
美音:[´penı´tentʃərı
]
英音:[´penı´tentʃərı
]
n.监狱,收容所,教养所 adj.忏悔的,监禁的
难易程度:
penitentiary为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词复数:penitentiaries
词根
pen,pun＝to punish（处罚）
近义词, 同义词
penitentiary
/,penɪ'tenʃərɪ; ,pɛnə`tɛnʃərɪ/
n (US) federalor state prison for people who have committed serious crimes （联邦或州的）监狱.
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.
n (US) federalor state prison for people who have committed serious crimes （联邦或州的）监狱.
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.
penitentiary
npluralpenitentiaries[C]AmE
a prison - used especially in the names of prisons
the North Carolina state penitentiary
a prison - used especially in the names of prisons
the North Carolina state penitentiary
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