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
CET6+TEM8IELTS中低頻詞擴展詞匯
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)獄服刑時學(xué)會了這首歌。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The inmate outwitted his guards and escaped.
- 囚犯騙過警衛(wèi)逃跑了.
來自辭典例句
- 3. I think you'll make a nice addition to the inmate community.
- 我想你會是這個犯人社會不錯的加入者.
來自電影對白
- 4. A young , tough - looking inmate , Tweener, steps of the bus.
- 一個年青 、 貌似粗野的犯人Tweener走出了大巴.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. The average inmate, however, leaves prison in about two years.
- 但是, 這些罪犯平均會在約兩年后離開監(jiān)獄.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)