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

单词	penitentiary
释义	penitentiary noun /ˌpenɪˈtenʃəri/ /ˌpenɪˈtenʃəri/ (plural penitentiaries) (also informal pen) (both North American English) jump to other results a prison The execution was carried out at the state penitentiary in Fort Madison. Topics Crime and punishmentc2 Word Originlate Middle English (as a term in ecclesiastical law): from medieval Latin paenitentiarius, from Latin paenitentia ‘repentance’. The current usage dates from the early 19th cent.
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