音标:[.peni'tenʃәri] ;
n. 监狱, 收容所, 教养所, 宗教裁判所
a. 用作感化的, 应处监禁的, 教养所的, 收容所的
n. a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes
s. used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers
词型变化:名词复数形式 : penitentiaries
词性分布:
名词91%
形容词9%

penitentiary的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. He worked as a warden at the state penitentiary.他在这所州监狱任看守长。
  2. 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。
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