captive

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n. 俘虏, 迷恋者 a. 被俘的, 被迷住的

发音

US /ˈkæptɪv/

词形变化

captives 复数 captives captived captives 三单 captiving captiving 现在分词 captived 过去式 captived 过去分词

教材释义与例句

名词

俘虏；迷恋者

形容词

被俘虏的；被迷住的

释义与例句

n. B2
  1. 1.

    One who has been captured or is otherwise confined.

    俘虏

  2. 2.

    One held prisoner.

  3. 3.

    One charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection; one who is captivated.

    比喻
  4. 4.

    A captive insurance company, a subsidiary of a company used as its internal insurer.

v.
  1. 1.

    To capture; to take captive.

    古体 及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Held prisoner; not free; confined.

  2. 2.

    Subdued by love; charmed; captivated.

  3. 3.

    Of or relating to bondage or confinement; serving to confine.

    captive chains; captive hours

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

prisoner

上位词 6

animal beast creature unfortunate brute fauna

下位词 10

hostage con convict pow inmate detainee surety political prisoner prisoner of war internee
形容词

同义词 6

wrapped intent confined absorbed engrossed rapt

近义相关 2

attentive unfree

相关短语

captive bead ring captive bead rings captive audience captive audiences captive candidate captive candidates captive portal captive audience meeting captive audience meetings captive portals captive bolt pistol captive bolt pistols captive nation [法] 被奴役国家 captive nations take captive 活捉, 俘虏

词源

Inherited from Middle English captif; derived from Latin captīvus, probably through a borrowing from a Middle French intermediate. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“seize, hold”). Doublet of caitiff.

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