英语词汇“gentleman convict”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

gentleman convict

noun (plural gentlemen convicts or gentleman convicts) Australian historical

A convict whose prior experience or training made him suitable for clerical or professional work: some gentlemen convicts could support themselves and did no labour at all...

Gentlemen convicts were issued with tickets on their arrival.
Educated convict and gentleman convict were terms for those with more education and a trade or profession, thus creating divides within the convicts as a group.
His last popular play was about a gentleman convict on the run from Dartmoor.

单词	gentleman convict
释义	gentleman convict noun (plural gentlemen convicts or gentleman convicts) Australian historical A convict whose prior experience or training made him suitable for clerical or professional work: some gentlemen convicts could support themselves and did no labour at all... Gentlemen convicts were issued with tickets on their arrival. Educated convict and gentleman convict were terms for those with more education and a trade or profession, thus creating divides within the convicts as a group. His last popular play was about a gentleman convict on the run from Dartmoor.
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