单词：penitentiaries
音标：[ˌpenɪˈtenʃəri:z] ；
n. <美>监狱( penitentiary的名词复数 )
pl. of Penitentiary
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