captivity
英 [k?p't?v?t?]
美 [k?p't?v?ti]
助記提示
1、capt- + -ivity(復(fù)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(yǔ)例句
- 1. He also talked briefly about the isolation he endured while in captivity.
- 他還簡(jiǎn)單談及了他被俘期間忍受的孤獨(dú)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. He was held in captivity for three years.
- 他被監(jiān)禁了三年。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. It is often difficult to get animals to mate in captivity.
- 常常很難使被關(guān)的動(dòng)物交配.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)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(shuō)他們沒(méi)有遭受虐待，但是被囚禁的日子令人痛苦。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. The animals are very sensitive to disturbance and have never bred in captivity.
- 這些動(dòng)物對(duì)外界的干擾很敏感，且從未被圈養(yǎng)過(guò)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句