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prison - 基础词汇详解 (共2个含义)

prison 🔊
/ˈprɪzn/
n.
A specific building with walls and bars where the government keeps people who have broken the law or are waiting for their court date.
A large, grey concrete building with small, barred windows and a high perimeter fence topped with barbed wire. The sky is overcast. A single guard tower is visible. The style is photorealistic, focused on the imposing and secure structure. No people are the main focus, and there is no text in the image.
监狱 🔊
jiān yù
名词
指一个具体的建筑,有高墙和铁窗,是政府用来关押犯了罪、正在等待审判或已被判刑的人的地方。
📁 分类:Buildings & Places 🔖 等级:初级

📘 详细信息

📖 词根拆解
这个词源自拉丁语“prensio”,意思是“抓住”,经过法语“prison”传入英语。核心是“pris-”,表示“抓住、夺去”。简单说,就是“被抓住的人待的地方”。
💡 联想技巧
**谐音与画面**:想象一个人‘pri’(扑来)犯了错,他的‘son’(儿子)因此感到难过。这个词提醒我们“扑向罪恶的人,会被关在让亲人难过的地方”。画面:父亲扑向犯罪,儿子在铁窗外哭泣。
📖 例句
The old prison was surrounded by high walls and barbed wire, a stark reminder of the consequences of crime. 🔊 那座古老的监狱被高墙和带刺的铁丝网包围着,是犯罪后果的鲜明警示。
🔗 固定搭配
escape from prison – 越狱
go to prison – 入狱
prison sentence – 刑期
🔄 同义词
jail (n.) – 监狱(常指拘留所或地方监狱,与prison常互换使用)
penitentiary (n.) – 监狱(尤指大型的、关押重刑犯的)
🚫 反义词
freedom (n.) – 自由
🌱 派生词
prisoner (n.) – 囚犯
📖 文化故事
想象一个中世纪的地牢,光线昏暗,只有铁窗外透进一丝光亮。一个因债务被关押的平民正凝视着墙壁。这个词本身被英格兰的诺曼统治者从法语‘prison’带了过来,它取代了更古老的盎格鲁-撒克逊词汇,暗示了征服者与被征服者之间法律的权力更迭--从本土的‘cweartern’到法语‘pris’(意为“被俘虏”)。
prison 🔊
/ˈprɪzn/
n.
Used to describe any situation or condition that makes you feel trapped and not free, like a bad job or a bad habit.
A person sitting alone in a room, looking out of a window with a longing expression. Metaphorically, faint, transparent vertical bars are superimposed over the window light, casting shadows on their face. The atmosphere feels contemplative and slightly confined. Realistic photo style, soft lighting, focusing on the person's expression and the symbolic bars. No actual text.
牢笼 🔊
láo lóng
名词
比喻一种让人感觉不自由、被限制的处境或状态,不一定是真的在建筑里。比如,糟糕的工作、贫困或上瘾的习惯都可能让人感觉像在“牢笼”中。
📁 分类:Social Roles 🔖 等级:中级

📘 详细信息

📖 例句
He felt his dead-end job was a prison that stopped him from pursuing his real passion for painting. 🔊 他觉得那份没有前途的工作就像一个牢笼,阻止了他去追求自己真正的绘画热情。
🔗 固定搭配
a prison of one's own making – 自己造成的困境
escape the prison of poverty – 摆脱贫困的牢笼
🔄 同义词
confinement (n.) – 限制,监禁(强调被限制的状态)
trap (n.) – 陷阱,困境
🚫 反义词
liberation (n.) – 解放
🌱 派生词
imprison (v.) – 监禁;束缚
imprisonment (n.) – 监禁;关押
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