captive

prisoner, captive, convict

名词 captive:

1. a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
   同义词：prisoner
2. an animal that is confined
3. a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion

形容词 captive:

1. in captivity
   同义词：confined, imprisoned, jailed
2. giving or marked by complete attention to
   同义词：absorbed, engrossed, enwrapped, intent, wrapped

1. Television advertisers can exploit a captive audience.
   电视广告商能利用被动观众。
2. He remained a captive to her beauty.
   他始终为她的美貌所迷惑。
3. She was held captive for almost a month.
   她被监禁了将近一个月。

cap.tive

n.（名词）
One, such as a prisoner of war, that is forcibly confined, subjugated, or enslaved.
俘虏：被武力监禁、制服或奴役的囚徒，如战俘
One held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion.
着迷的人：受强烈的感情或激情支配的人
adj.（形容词）
Taken and held prisoner, as in war.
被俘获的：被抓住做囚犯的，如在战争中
Held in bondage; enslaved.
被束缚的：受奴役的；被征服的
Kept under restraint or control; confined:
受控制的：受限制或控制的；被监禁的：
例句：
captive birds.
笼中被禁锢之鸟

Restrained by circumstances that prevent free choice:
受约束的：被限制自由选择的环境所约束的：
例句：
a captive audience; a captive market.
非自愿的观众；受到约束的市场

Enraptured, as by beauty; captivated.
被迷住的：着迷的，如被美貌迷住的；入迷了的

来源：
Middle English captif
中古英语 captif
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin captovus
源自 拉丁语 captovus
from captus [past participle of] capere [to seize] * see kap-
源自 captus [] capere的过去分词 [抓住] *参见 kap-