单词音标：
【音标】 [,peni'tenʃәri]
汉语翻译
n. 监狱, 收容所, 教养所, 宗教裁判所a. 用作感化的, 应处监禁的, 教养所的, 收容所的
【法】 教养所, 妓女收容所, 州监狱
词型变化：
名词复数:penitentiaries英语解释：
名词 penitentiary:
- a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes同义词：pen
形容词 penitentiary:
- used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers
例句：
- A place where persons convicted or accused of crimes are confined; a penitentiary or a jail.监狱，拘留所监禁被指控或认定有罪的人的地方; 拘留所或监狱
详细解释：
pen.i.ten.tia.ry
n.（名词）【复数】 pen.i.ten.tia.ries A prison for those convicted of major crimes.重罪监狱：一种为重大犯罪者所设的监狱Roman Catholic Church 【罗马天主教】 A tribunal of the Roman Curia having jurisdiction in matters relating to penance, dispensations, and papal absolutions.宗教裁判所：罗马天主教中有权处理悔罪、补赎和赦罪等事宜的元老会法庭A priest whose special function is the administration of the sacrament of penance in a particular church or diocese.忏悔牧师：在一个特定的教堂或教区专门从事忏悔礼的牧师adj.（形容词）Of or for the purpose of penance; penitential.惩处的或用于惩处的；用作忏悔的Relating to or used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers.惩治的：有关或用作惩处或教养罪犯或犯错误者的Resulting in or punishable by imprisonment in a penitentiary:感化的：导致受感化教养的或可用感化教养惩处的：例句：a penitentiary offense.受感化教养惩处的犯罪
来源：Middle English penitenciarie [penance officer, episcopal prison] 中古英语 penitenciarie [忏悔官，主教监狱] from Medieval Latin pônitenti3ria [feminine of] pônitenti3rius 源自 中世纪拉丁语 pônitenti3ria [] pônitenti3rius的阴性词 from Latin paenitentia [penitence] 源自 拉丁语 paenitentia [悔罪] from paenitôns [penitent] * see penitent 源自 paenitôns [悔罪的] *参见 penitent
