- a person who has been taken prisoner or an animal that has been confined囚徒; 被捕获的动物。
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- imprisoned or confined被关押的; 被囚禁的：
the farm was used to hold prisoners of war captive
这个农场曾用来囚禁战俘
a captive animal.
一只被捕获的动物。
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- attrib. having no freedom to choose alternatives or to avoid something受限制的; 受控制的：
advertisements at the cinema reach a captive audience.
电影里的广告使观众不得不看。
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- (of a facility or service) controlled by, and typically for the sole use of, an establishment or company（设备, 服务）受垄断的：
a captive power plant.
一座受垄断的发电厂。
词源
late Middle English: from Latin captivus, from capere 'seize， take'.