inmate

英 ['?nme?t] 美['?nmet]
  • n. (尤指)同院病人;同獄犯人;同被(收容所)收容者

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詞態(tài)變化


復(fù)數(shù):?inmates;

中文詞源


inmate 精神病友,獄友

in-,在內(nèi),在里,mate,伴侶。現(xiàn)主要用于指精神病友,獄友。

英文詞源


inmate (n.)
1580s, "one allowed to live in a house rented by another" (usually for a consideration), from in "inside" + mate "companion." Sense of "one confined to an institution" is first attested 1834.

雙語(yǔ)例句


1. He learned this song as an inmate at a Texas prison.
他在得克薩斯監(jiān)獄服刑時(shí)學(xué)會(huì)了這首歌。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. The inmate outwitted his guards and escaped.
囚犯騙過(guò)警衛(wèi)逃跑了.

來(lái)自辭典例句

3. I think you'll make a nice addition to the inmate community.
我想你會(huì)是這個(gè)犯人社會(huì)不錯(cuò)的加入者.

來(lái)自電影對(duì)白

4. A young , tough - looking inmate , Tweener, steps of the bus.
一個(gè)年青 、 貌似粗野的犯人Tweener走出了大巴.

來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)

5. The average inmate, however, leaves prison in about two years.
但是, 這些罪犯平均會(huì)在約兩年后離開(kāi)監(jiān)獄.

來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)