penitentiary
penitentiary 英 [,penɪ'tenʃ(ə)rɪ] 美 [,pɛnɪ'tɛnʃəri]
adj. 应处监禁的；监禁的；忏悔的（等于penitential） n. 监狱；教养所；宗教裁判所
名词复数:penitentiaries
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- adj. 应处监禁的；监禁的；忏悔的（等于penitential）
- n. 监狱；教养所；宗教裁判所
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1. The Louisiana State penitentiary recently has a new type of guard on the grounds - a black bear weighing more than 200kg that likely wandered over from the nearby woods.
美国路易斯安纳州一座监狱内最近出现一头大黑熊，体重达200多公斤，可能是从附近树林中跑来的。
- penitentiary (n.) early 15c., "place of punishment for offenses against the church," from Medieval Latin penitentiaria, from fem. of penitentiarius (adj.) "of penance," from Latin paenitentia "penitence" (see penitence). Meaning "house of correction" (originally an asylum for prostitutes) is from 1806, short for penitentiary house (1776). Slang shortening pen is attested from 1884.
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