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自考高考四级六级考研托福 Collins 4

n. a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
n. a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement

n. 监狱, 监禁, 拘留所
vt. 监禁

Collins 星级

Oxford 级别

1,307

BNC 频率

1,282

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prison 没有明显的词根词缀，但可以联想其来源。它来自拉丁语 prensio，意为抓住，与监禁的含义相关。

例句

1. The man was sent to prison for stealing a car.

那个男人因偷车被送进监狱。

2. She visited her friend in prison every week.

她每周都去监狱看望她的朋友。

3. Many people believe that prison should focus on rehabilitation, not just punishment.

许多人认为监狱应该关注改造，而不仅仅是惩罚。