| 释义 |
penitentiary/peniˈtenʃ(ə)ri/ n. & adj.●n. (pl. -ies) 1 N. Amer. a reformatory prison [北美]监狱 2 an office in the papal court deciding questions of penance, dispensations, etc. (决定苦修、特赦等问题的)悔罪所，反省院 ●adj. 1 of or concerning penance 赎罪的，自我惩罚的 2 of or concerning reformatory treatment (有关)感化(或教养)的 3 US (of an offence) making a culprit liable to a prison sentence [美] (罪行)应监禁的，导致监禁的 [Middle English from medieval Latin paenitentiarius (adj. & n.) (as PENITENT)] |