captivity
英[k?p't?v?t?]
美[k?p't?v?ti]
- n. 囚禁；被關
助記提示
1、capt- + -ivity(復合后綴：-ive, -ity).
2、含義：imprisoned, enslaved, taken prisoner.
英文詞源
- captivity (n.)
- late 14c., Old French *captivite or directly from Latin captivitatem (nominative captivitas), from captivus (see captive (n.)). An Old English cognate word for it was geh?ftnes (see haft).
雙語例句
- 1. He also talked briefly about the isolation he endured while in captivity.
- 他還簡單談及了他被俘期間忍受的孤獨。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He was held in captivity for three years.
- 他被監禁了三年。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. It is often difficult to get animals to mate in captivity.
- 常常很難使被關的動物交配.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. They said they had not been ill-treated but that their time in captivity had been miserable.
- 他們說他們沒有遭受虐待，但是被囚禁的日子令人痛苦。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The animals are very sensitive to disturbance and have never bred in captivity.
- 這些動物對外界的干擾很敏感，且從未被圈養過。
來自柯林斯例句