prisoner

prisoner
noun
  1. a person legally committed to prison as a punishment for crimes they have committed or while awaiting trial
    囚犯;拘留犯,羁押犯
    ■a person captured and kept confined by an enemy, opponent, or criminal
    战俘,俘虏;遭非法囚禁者
    she may have been held prisoner before being killed.
    她被害之前可能还被囚禁过。
    200 hunderd rebels were taken prisoner.
    2万名反叛者被俘。
    ■(figurative)a person who is or perceives themselves to be confined or trapped by a situation or set of circumstances
    (喻)失去自由的人;陷入困境之人
    he's become a prisoner of the publicity he's generated.
    他成了自己造就的赫赫声名的囚徒。
常用词组
take no prisoners
  1. be ruthlessly aggressive or uncompromising in the pursuit of one's objectives
    (追求目标时)富于进取的,毫不妥协的
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French prisonier, from prison (see prison)
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