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.)

He worked as a warden at the state penitentiary.他在这所州监狱任看守长。
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。

【近义词】

prison监狱
pen钢笔
jail监牢
penal colony(罪犯的)流放地...
labor camp劳改所
labour camp劳动营
house of correction感化院
reformatory少年管教所
nick刻痕
penitential悔罪书

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