详细释义
Noun:
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a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes
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used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers;
"penitentiary institutions"
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showing or constituting penance;
"penitential tears"
"wrote a penitential letter apologizing for her hasty words"
双语例句
- 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。
用作名词 (n.)
相关词汇
- 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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