captivity
英 [kæpˈtɪv.ə.ti]
美 [kæpˈtɪv.ə.t̬i]
1、capt- + -ivity(复合后缀:-ive, -ity).
2、含义:imprisoned, enslaved, taken prisoner.
- captivity (n.)
- late 14c., Old French *captivite or directly from Latin captivitatem (nominative captivitas), from captivus (see captive (n.)). An Old English cognate word for it was gehæftnes (see haft).
- 1. He also talked briefly about the isolation he endured while in captivity.
- 他还简单谈及了他被俘期间忍受的孤独。
- 2. He was held in captivity for three years.
- 他被监禁了三年。
- 3. It is often difficult to get animals to mate in captivity.
- 常常很难使被关的动物交配.
- 4. They said they had not been ill-treated but that their time in captivity had been miserable.
- 他们说他们没有遭受虐待,但是被囚禁的日子令人痛苦。
- 5. The animals are very sensitive to disturbance and have never bred in captivity.
- 这些动物对外界的干扰很敏感,且从未被圈养过。