penitentiary
名词
英 [,penɪ'tenʃ(ə)rɪ] 美 [,pɛnɪ'tɛnʃəri]
基本释义
n.监狱,收容所,教养所adj.忏悔的,监禁的
词根词缀
词根
penit
悔悟，惩罚
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后缀
ent
形容词/名词后缀，表状态或人
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后缀
iary
名词/形容词后缀，表场所或人
penit + ent + iary = penitentiary
网络释义
监狱；刑事犯容赦所；感化院
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1. He was sentenced to 10 years in the penitentiary for his crimes.
他因犯罪而被判处10年监禁。
2. The notorious criminal was finally apprehended and sent to the penitentiary.
这个臭名昭著的罪犯最终被捕并被送往监狱。
3. The penitentiary focuses on rehabilitation and providing education to inmates.
这所感化院注重对犯人的康复和提供教育。
实用场景例句
商务邮件
The state has allocated additional funds to upgrade the security system of the maximum-security penitentiary.
州政府已拨出额外资金，用于升级最高安全级别监狱的安保系统。
学术写作
The architectural design of the 19th-century penitentiary reflects the prevailing theories of criminal rehabilitation.
19世纪监狱的建筑设计反映了当时盛行的罪犯改造理论。
旅游出行
We passed by the historic penitentiary on the island during our boat tour.
在乘船游览时，我们经过了岛上的那座历史悠久的监狱。
日常对话
Did you hear that the old warehouse downtown is being converted into a penitentiary?
你听说市中心的旧仓库要被改建成监狱了吗？
社交媒体
Just finished the haunted house tour at the old penitentiary—scariest experience of my life! 🎃👻
刚结束旧监狱的鬼屋之旅——这是我一生中最恐怖的经历！🎃👻
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