prisoner
/ˈprɪzənə(r)/noun
1- a person legally committed to prison as a punishment for crimes they have committed or while awaiting trial囚犯; 拘留犯, 羁押犯。
1.1
- a person captured and kept confined by an enemy, opponent, or criminal战俘, 俘虏; 遭非法囚禁者：
she may have been held prisoner before being killed
她被害之前可能还被囚禁过
200 hundred rebels were taken prisoner.
2万名反叛者被俘。
1.2
- figurative a person who is or perceives themselves to be confined or trapped by a situation or set of circumstances〈喻〉失去自由的人; 陷入困境之人：
he's become a prisoner of the publicity he's generated.
他成了自己造就的赫赫声名的囚徒。
短语
take no prisoners
- be ruthlessly aggressive or uncompromising in the pursuit of one's objectives（追求目标时）富于进取的, 毫不妥协的。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French prisonier, from prison （see PRISON）.