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单词 inmate
释义 in·mate
I. \ˈinˌmāt, usu -ād.+V\ noun
Etymology: in (IV) + mate
1.
 a. obsolete : lodger, tenant
 b. archaic : one who lives in the same house or apartment with another
  < inquired whether he was a pleasant inmate and a kind neighbor — Harriet Martineau >
2. : one of a family, community, or other group occupying a single dwelling, home, or other place of residence
 < rush the enemy settlement when all its inmates are asleep — C.D.Forde >
 < lifted the door of a pen, stirred up its inmates with his hand — Adrian Bell >
 < entered the house and seized all its inmates >
especially : a person confined or kept in an institution (as an asylum, prison, or poorhouse)
II. adjective
archaic : living in the house of another : dwelling with another
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