词汇 | penitentiary |
释义 | penitentiary /ˏpєnә`tєnʃәrɪ/ /ˏpєnә`tєntʃәrɪ/ adj. Pertaining to penance. 忏悔的。 Pertaining to systems of punishment for wrongdoing. 惩戒制度的。 Making the offender liable to imprisonment. 使犯罪者受监禁的。 (复数: penitentiaries) n. A house of correction; esp. a state prison in which convicts are confined, usually at labor. (尤指使犯人在内悔过并服劳役的)感化院。 State or federal prison. (美国)州立(联邦)监狱。 idoms grand penitentiary (罗马教廷)反省院院长。 |
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