"penitentiary" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 监狱（正规用语）

Definition

“监狱”指关押严重犯罪者的正规大型监禁场所。这个词语较为正式，常见于法律或官方语境中。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“监狱（penitentiary）”比“监狱（prison）”更正式，一般用于官方、法律语言。此外，通常指大型或重罪犯关押地，不包括临时看守所。

Examples

The judge sent him to the penitentiary for ten years.

法官判他到**监狱**服刑十年。

There is a large penitentiary outside the city.

城外有一个大型**监狱**。

His brother works as a guard at the penitentiary.

他哥哥在**监狱**当警卫。

After years in the penitentiary, he was finally released on parole.

在**监狱**多年后，他终于假释出狱了。

Visitors must follow strict rules when entering the penitentiary.

访客进入**监狱**时必须遵守严格规定。

Rumor has it the old penitentiary is haunted.

传说那座老**监狱**闹鬼。