| 单词 | captivity |
| 释义 | captivity (once / 750 pages) n Captivity is the condition of being trapped or confined. Animals that are kept in zoos are in captivity. A prisoner is in captivity, and a kidnapping victim is also in captivity. If you catch a firefly and keep it in a jar, its life will be one of captivity until you let it go. When you're imprisoned or enslaved, you're captive. Both words come from a Latin source, captivus, "caught" or "taken prisoner," from the root capere, "to take, hold, or seize." WORD FAMILYcaptivity: captivities+/captivate: captivated, captivates, captivating, captivation/captivating: captivatingly/captivation: captivations/captive: captivate, captives, captivity USAGE EXAMPLESThere are many uncertainties, such as whether the small sea mammal would even survive captivity. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) Pandas in the wild generally live to be about 20, but often survive longer in captivity. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) Selling snake venom is profitable in parts of India, where keeping protected wildlife in captivity is illegal. BBC(Dec 28, 2016) 1n the state of being imprisoned he was held in captivity until he died Syn|Hypo|Hyper immurement, imprisonment, incarceration durance imprisonment (especially for a long time) life imprisonmenta sentence of imprisonment until death internmentconfinement during wartime confinement the state of being confined 2n the state of being a slave "So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity"--Shakespeare Syn|Hyper enslavement subjection, subjugation forced submission to control by others |
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