captive
翻譯
被俘的, 受監禁的, 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.
演講者有一群專注的聽眾。
The noun form is 'a captive'.
名詞形式是「俘虜」。
文法模式
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.
近義詞
同義詞: imprisoned, confined, trapped; 反義詞: free, liberated
詞源
源自拉丁語「captivus」(被俘的),來自「capere」(捕捉,抓住)。
記憶技巧
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」。