"reformatory" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 感化院
• 少年教养所

Definition

感化院是一种针对青少年犯罪者的机构，目的是帮助他们改变行为，而不是像普通监狱那样惩罚。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于法律或历史语境，特指青少年的感化机构。现代常用“少年教养所”或“青少年矫正中心”。不用于成年人。

Examples

The boy was sent to a reformatory after breaking the law.

那个男孩违法后被送进了**感化院**。

A reformatory tries to help young people change their behavior.

**感化院**试图帮助青少年改变他们的行为。

There is only one reformatory in our town.

我们镇上只有一个**感化院**。

After his parents tried everything, he ended up in a reformatory.

在父母尝试了所有方法后，他最终去了**感化院**。

Back in the day, a lot of troubled kids were sent to a reformatory instead of jail.

过去，许多有问题的孩子会被送去**感化院**，而不是监狱。

He hated every moment he spent in the reformatory—it changed him forever.

他在**感化院**的每一分钟都很痛苦——但这让他彻底改变了。