prisoner

/ˈprɪzənə(r)/ n.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

囚犯；被关押者

释义与例句

n. 囚犯；被关押者
a person who is kept in a prison or held somewhere and not allowed to leave
  1. The prisoners were allowed an hour of exercise in the yard.
    囚犯们获准在院子里活动一小时。
  2. One prisoner wrote to the newspaper about conditions in the jail.
    一名囚犯就监狱的条件给报社写了信。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. The rebels released several prisoners after negotiations.
    经过谈判，叛乱者释放了几名被扣押者。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 prisoner 是可数名词；take/hold sb prisoner 表示“俘虏/关押某人”，prisoner of war 的复数是 prisoners of war。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • prison 监狱；监禁
    prisoner 的核心关联词，指关押囚犯的场所或被监禁的状态。
  • imprison 监禁；关押
    动词，表示使某人成为被关押者或限制其自由。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • hostage 人质
    prisoner 泛指被监禁或扣押、不能自由离开的人；hostage 特指为迫使他人或政府满足要求而扣押、常受伤害威胁的人质。囚犯不一定都是人质。
    The kidnappers demanded money before releasing the hostage. 绑匪索要赎金，拿到钱才肯释放人质。
常见搭配
  • political prisoner 政治犯
    The organisation campaigned for the release of every political prisoner. 该组织呼吁释放每一名政治犯。
  • prisoner of war 战俘
    The treaty set out rules for the treatment of prisoners of war. 该条约规定了对待战俘的规则。
  • release a prisoner 释放囚犯
    The governor agreed to release the prisoner on medical grounds. 监狱长同意基于健康原因释放这名囚犯。