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单词 prison
释义

prison

[ priz-uhn ]
/ ˈprɪz ən /
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noun

a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
state prison.
any place of confinement or involuntary restraint.
imprisonment.

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Origin of prison

before 1150; Middle English prison, earlier prisun<Old French, variant of preson imprisonment, a prison <Latin pre()nsiōn- (stem of prehēnsiō) a seizure, arrest, equivalent to prehēns(us) (past participle of prehendere to seize) + -iōn--ion; doublet of prehension

OTHER WORDS FROM prison

pris·on·like, adjectivepost·pris·on, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH prison

jail, prison

Words nearby prison

prismatoid, prism bar, prism binocular, prism diopter, prismoid, prison, prison camp, prisoner, prisoner of war, prisoner's base, prisoner's dilemma
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British Dictionary definitions for prison

prison
/ (ˈprɪzən) /

noun

a public building used to house convicted criminals and accused persons remanded in custody and awaiting trialSee also jail, penitentiary, reformatory
any place of confinement or seeming confinement

Word Origin for prison

C12: from Old French prisun, from Latin prēnsiō a capturing, from prehendere to lay hold of
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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