captivity
英[kæp'tɪvɪtɪ]
美[kæp'tɪvəti]
助记提示
1、capt- + -ivity(复合后缀：-ive, -ity).
2、含义：imprisoned, enslaved, taken prisoner.英文词源
- captivity (n.)
- late 14c., Old French *captivite or directly from Latin captivitatem (nominative captivitas), from captivus (see captive (n.)). An Old English cognate word for it was gehæftnes (see haft).
双语例句
- 1. He also talked briefly about the isolation he endured while in captivity.
- 他还简单谈及了他被俘期间忍受的孤独。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. He was held in captivity for three years.
- 他被监禁了三年。
来自《权威词典》
- 3. It is often difficult to get animals to mate in captivity.
- 常常很难使被关的动物交配.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. They said they had not been ill-treated but that their time in captivity had been miserable.
- 他们说他们没有遭受虐待，但是被囚禁的日子令人痛苦。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. The animals are very sensitive to disturbance and have never bred in captivity.
- 这些动物对外界的干扰很敏感，且从未被圈养过。
来自柯林斯例句