英语词汇“captive”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

cap·tive

(kăptĭv)

1. One, such as a prisoner of war, who is forcibly confined, subjugated, or enslaved.

2. One held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion.

3. A subsidiary that serves only its parent company.

adj.

1. Taken and held prisoner, as in war.

2. Held in bondage; enslaved.

3. Kept under restraint or control; confined: captive birds.

4. Enraptured, as by beauty; captivated.

5. Restrained by circumstances that prevent free choice: a captive audience; a captive market.

6. Serving a single company exclusively: a captive insurer.

[Middle English captif, from Old French, from Latin captīvus, from captus, past participle of capere, to seize; see kap- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

单词	captive
释义	cap·tive (kăptĭv) n. 1. One, such as a prisoner of war, who is forcibly confined, subjugated, or enslaved. 2. One held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion. 3. A subsidiary that serves only its parent company. adj. 1. Taken and held prisoner, as in war. 2. Held in bondage; enslaved. 3. Kept under restraint or control; confined: captive birds. 4. Enraptured, as by beauty; captivated. 5. Restrained by circumstances that prevent free choice: a captive audience; a captive market. 6. Serving a single company exclusively: a captive insurer. [Middle English captif, from Old French, from Latin captīvus, from captus, past participle of capere, to seize; see kap- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
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