penitentiary

英 [ˌpenɪˈtenʃəri]

美 [ˌpenɪˈtenʃəri]

n. 监狱

BNC.37321 / COCA.17346

牛津词典

noun

noun

adj

showing or constituting penance
1. penitential tears
2. wrote a penitential letter apologizing for her hasty words
Synonym:penitential
used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers
1. penitentiary institutions

And I'll have you shipped to alder penitentiary.
我会把你运送到阿尔德监狱。
Generally speaking, felonies are the more serious crimes and are usually punishable by imprisonment in a penitentiary.
一般来说，重罪是严重的犯罪行为，受到的惩罚是进监狱。
She was placed in the Dublin penitentiary for dealing in drugs by telephone.
她因通过德律风做毒品交易而被囚于都柏林监狱。
Dwight is in lucasville state penitentiary.
德怀特在卢卡斯威州监狱。
Xie Jin must have been particularly moved: he hired Zhao to star in a movie, Nu Er Gu ( Penitentiary Angel).
相信谢晋尢其感动：他在一部电影《女儿谷》（落难俏佳人）中起用了赵薇。
Do you know anyone at the Kansas State penitentiary?
你认识肯萨斯州监狱里的人吗？
He worked as a warden at the state penitentiary.
他在这所州监狱任看守长。
He just got out the penitentiary.
他刚从教养所出来。
Next day Paul was sentenced to three years in the State Penitentiary and taken off.
第二天，保罗被判三年徒刑，随即解往州监狱。
Therefore, we need to do an educated modern people, obviously, the penitentiary was not born, is an acquired culture.
所以我们要做一个有教养的现代人，显然，教养不是天生的，是后天培养的。