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captivity

英 [kæp'tɪvɪtɪ] 美 [kæp'tɪvəti]

解释

n. 囚禁；被关

※ 提供单词"captivity"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

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).

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例句和用法

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。

2. He was held in captivity for three years.: 他被监禁了三年。

3. It is often difficult to get animals to mate in captivity.: 常常很难使被关的动物交配.

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。

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。