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convict noun
⇨ prisoner prisoner noun ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ hostage 另见hostage条prisoner ♦︎ inmate ♦︎ convictThese are all words for a person who is kept in prison as a punishment. 这些词均表示囚犯、犯人。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a fellow / former / young prisoner / inmate◆an escaped prisoner / convict◆to release a prisoner / an inmate / a convict◆a prisoner / an inmate / a convict escapes◆a prisoner / an inmate / a convict serves a sentence■ prisoner [countable] a person who is kept in prison as a punishment, or while they are waiting for trial 囚犯；犯人；羁押候审者◆The number of prisoners serving life sentences has fallen.在服无期徒刑的囚犯人数下降了。◆They are demanding the release of all political prisoners.他们要求释放所有的政治犯。 see also prisoner ⇨ hostage ■ inmate / /ˈɪnmeɪt/ / [countable] one of the people living in an institution such as a prison or mental hospital （监狱或精神病院等的）同住者；同狱囚犯；同病房者◆The jail has 500 inmates.这所监狱关押了500名囚犯。◆He was attacked by a fellow inmate.他受到另一囚犯的袭击。■ convict /ˈkɒnvɪkt; NAmE ˈkɑːnvɪkt/ [countable] a person who has been found guilty of a crime and sent to prison 已决犯；服刑囚犯◆The novel begins with Pip's meeting with an escaped convict from the prison ship.这本小说以皮普与从囚犯船上逃出来的一个囚犯见面开始。NOTE 辨析 Prisoner or convict? Prisoner has a wide range of uses; it can be used to talk about any person who has been sent to prison. Convict is used mainly in historical contexts, especially to talk about the British prisoners who were sent to Australia in the 18th and 19th centuries. Convict is also commonly used in written or literary contexts to talk about looking or feeling like sb who has been sent to prison. * prisoner的用法很多，可以指任何被关押的人。convict主要用于历史语境，尤指18、19世纪被发配澳大利亚的英国囚犯。convict也常见于书面语和文学作品，指看似或感觉像是监狱中的囚犯◆He held the door open and she walked through, feeling like a convict.他拉开门等着，她走过去，感觉像是囚犯。 |