penitentiary
US /ˌpen.əˈten.ʃər.i/
UK /ˌpen.əˈten.ʃər.i/
名詞
1.
監獄, 勞改所
a prison for people convicted of serious crimes
範例:
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He was sentenced to ten years in the state penitentiary.
他被判在州監獄服刑十年。
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The high-security penitentiary houses some of the country's most dangerous criminals.
這座高度戒備的監獄關押著該國一些最危險的罪犯。
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