captive
翻译
被俘的, 受监禁的, 被迷住的
例句
He was held captive for three years.
他被囚禁了三年。
The speaker had a captive audience.
演讲者有一群专注的听众。
The noun form is 'a captive'.
名词形式是“俘虏”。
语法模式
to be held captive 被囚禁 He was held captive by the enemy.
a captive ((noun)) 被俘的((名词)) The zoo has many captive animals.
近义词
同义词: imprisoned, confined, trapped; 反义词: free, liberated
词源
源自拉丁语“captivus”（被俘的），来自“capere”（捕捉，抓住）。
记忆技巧
被“capture”（捕获）的人就是 captive。“captive audience”指无法轻易离开的听众，因此引申为“专注的听众”。