penitentiary
/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəri/
- n.
- 监狱，收容所，教养所，宗教裁判所
- adj.
- 用作感化的，应处监禁的，教养所的，收容所的
中文释义来自 ECDICT
词源链
- 英语English
penitentiary
词源说明
From Middle English penitentiary, from Medieval Latin pēnitentiārius (“place of penitence”), from Latin paenitentia (“penitence”), term used by the Quakers in Pennsylvania during the 1790s, describing a place for penitents to dwell upon their sins.