penitentiary
n. 监狱；宗教裁判所
adj. 改过的；感化的；惩罚的
名词复数：penitentiaries
近义词：prison，pen，jail，penalcolony，laborcamp，labourcamp，houseofcorrection，reformatory，nick，penitential，
英英释义
Noun
- a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes
Adjective
- used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers;
"penitentiary institutions"
- showing or constituting penance;
"penitential tears" "wrote a penitential letter apologizing for her hasty words"
例句
用作名词(n.)
- He worked as a warden at the state penitentiary.他在这所州监狱任看守长。
- She was placed in the Dublin penitentiary for dealing in drugs by telephone.她因通过电话做毒品交易而被囚于都柏林监狱。