penitentiary meaning in English
n.
1.【天主教】(听教徒忏悔的)听悔僧；(罗马教廷的)反省院；悔罪所。
2.感化院；〔美国〕监狱；娼妓收容所。
adj.
1.悔改的。
2.苦行赎罪的。
3.〔美国〕应监禁的。
短语和例子
Examples
- While he was in the penitentiary her father died and the family broke up .
他坐牢的时候，她的父亲死了，家庭就拆散了。 - Next day paul was sentenced to three years in the state penitentiary and taken off .
第二天，保罗被判三年徒刑，随即解往州监狱。 - It doesn ' t run on its own , it ' s a penitentiary
这里需要人管理，这里是一座监狱！ - Coming into this building from satsuma penitentiary
从萨摩监狱传到这栋大楼？ - Coming into this building from satsuma penitentiary
从萨摩监狱传到这栋大楼？