| 单词 | penitentiary |
| 释义 | penitentiary[,peni'tenʃəri]n. 监狱, 收容所, 教养所, 宗教裁判所a. 用作感化的, 应处监禁的, 教养所的, 收容所的【法】 教养所, 妓女收容所, 州监狱 penitentiary pen.i.ten.tia.ry AHD: [pµn”¹-tµn“sh…-r¶] D.J. [7pen!6ten.*ri8]K.K. [7pWn!6tWn.*ri]n.（名词） 【复数】 pen.i.ten.tia.ries 1. A prison for those convicted of major crimes.重罪监狱：一种为重大犯罪者所设的监狱2. Roman Catholic Church 【罗马天主教】 3. A tribunal of the Roman Curia having jurisdiction in matters relating to penance, dispensations, and papal absolutions.宗教裁判所：罗马天主教中有权处理悔罪、补赎和赦罪等事宜的元老会法庭4. A priest whose special function is the administration of the sacrament of penance in a particular church or diocese.忏悔牧师：在一个特定的教堂或教区专门从事忏悔礼的牧师adj.（形容词）1. Of or for the purpose of penance; penitential.惩处的或用于惩处的；用作忏悔的2. Relating to or used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers.惩治的：有关或用作惩处或教养罪犯或犯错误者的3. Resulting in or punishable by imprisonment in a penitentiary:感化的：导致受感化教养的或可用感化教养惩处的：a penitentiary offense.受感化教养惩处的犯罪语源:1. Middle English penitenciarie [penance officer, episcopal prison] 中古英语 penitenciarie [忏悔官，主教监狱] 2. from Medieval Latin p¶nitenti³ria [feminine of] p¶nitenti³rius 源自 中世纪拉丁语 p¶nitenti³ria [] p¶nitenti³rius的阴性词 3. from Latin paenitentia [penitence] 源自 拉丁语 paenitentia [悔罪] 4. from paenit¶ns [penitent] * see penitent 源自 paenit¶ns [悔罪的] *参见 penitent |
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