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单词 reformatory
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
re•form•a•to•ry /rɪˈfɔrməˌtɔri/USA pronunciation   adj., n., pl. -ries. 
adj. 
  1. serving or designed to reform.

n. [countable]
  1. Also called reˈform ˌschool. a jail or similar institution for young offenders.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
re•form•a•to•ry  (ri fôr′mə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -ries. 
adj. 
  1. serving or designed to reform:reformatory lectures; reformatory punishments.

n. 
  1. Also called reform school. a penal institution for reforming young offenders, esp. minors.
  • Latin refōrmāt(us) (see reformation) + -ory1, -ory2
  • 1580–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
reformatory /rɪˈfɔːmətərɪ -trɪ/ n ( pl -ries)
  1. Also called: reform school (formerly) a place of instruction where young offenders were sent for corrective training
 adj
  1. having the purpose or function of reforming
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