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prisoner

英 ['prɪz(ə)nə] 美['prɪznɚ]

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近义词convict con jailbird recidivist inmate

n. 囚犯，犯人；俘虏；刑事被告

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复数: prisoners;

英文词源

prisoner (n.): "person in prison, captive person," late 14c. (earlier "a jailer," mid-13c., but this did not survive Middle English), from Old French prisonier "captive, hostage" (12c., Modern French prisonnier), from prisoun (see prison (n.)). Captives taken in war have been called prisoners since mid-14c.; phrase prisoner of war dates from 1670s (see also POW). Prisoner's dilemma attested from 1957.

双语例句

1. His men made a sortie to Guazatan and took a prisoner.: 他的士兵袭击了瓜扎坦，擒获了一名俘虏。

2. He was taken prisoner in North Africa in 1942.: 他于1942年在北非被俘。

3. A prisoner collapsed and died yesterday, apparently from natural causes.: 一名囚犯昨天突然倒下死了，看上去像是正常死亡。

4. The prisoner started to wash down the walls of his cell.: 囚犯开始冲洗各自囚室的墙壁。

5. One prisoner was still holding out on the roof of the jail.: 一名犯人仍在监狱的房顶上顽抗。