captivity

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n. 囚禁, 被关 [法] 囚禁, 被俘, 俘虏

发音

其它 /kæpˈtɪvɪti/

词形变化

captivities 复数 captivities

教材释义与例句

名词

囚禁；被关

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The state of being captive.

    囚禁

    关押

    拘禁

    拘押

    监禁

    樊笼

    桎梏

    囹圄

    可数 不可数

    held in captivity

    escape from captivity

    The animals lived in captivity at the zoo.

    He wrote a memoir about his years in captivity.

  2. 2.

    A group of people/beings captive.

    可数 废旧 不可数
  3. 3.

    The state or period of being imprisoned, confined, or enslaved.

    可数 不可数

    long captivity

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

imprisonment incarceration enslavement immurement

上位词 3

confinement subjection subjugation

下位词 3

internment life imprisonment durance

词源

From Middle English captivite, from Latin captīvitās. By surface analysis, captive + -ity. Entered into the English lexicon around the 14th century.

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