"reformatory" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 感化院
• 少年教養院

Definition

感化院是一種針對青少年犯罪者的機構，目的是幫助他們改變行為，而不是像普通監獄那樣懲罰。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於法律或歷史語境，特指青少年的感化院。現今常用“少年教養院”或“青少年矯正機構”。不用於成年人。

Examples

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

那個男孩違法後被送進了**感化院**。

A reformatory tries to help young people change their behavior.

**感化院**試圖幫助青少年改變他們的行為。

There is only one reformatory in our town.

我們鎮上只有一個**感化院**。

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

在父母嘗試了所有方法後，他最終去了**感化院**。

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

過去，許多有問題的孩子會被送去**感化院**，而不是監獄。

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

他在**感化院**的每一分鐘都很痛苦——但這讓他徹底改變了。