adjective

captive

被俘的, 受監禁的, 被迷住的

He was held captive for three years.

他被囚禁了三年。

The speaker had a captive audience.

演講者有一群專注的聽眾。

The noun form is 'a captive'.

名詞形式是「俘虜」。

to be held captive 被囚禁 He was held captive by the enemy.

a captive ((noun)) 被俘的((名詞)) The zoo has many captive animals.

同義詞: imprisoned, confined, trapped; 反義詞: free, liberated

源自拉丁語「captivus」(被俘的),來自「capere」(捕捉,抓住)。

被「capture」(捕獲)的人就是 captive。「captive audience」指無法輕易離開的聽眾,因此引申為「專注的聽眾」。

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