captive

音标['kæptiv] 读音

汉语翻译

n. 俘虏, 迷恋者
a. 被俘的, 被迷住的
【法】 被捕者, 战俘, 俘虏

词意辨析:

prisoner, captive, convict
这些名词均含“囚犯、俘虏”之意。
prisoner: 指关入监狱的囚犯,包括战俘,也可作引申用。
captive: 指战争中抓到的俘虏,也可作引申用。
convict: 指经判决而在狱中服刑的人。

英语解释:

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

例句:

  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。

详细解释:


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-


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