pen.i.ten.tia.ry

penitentiary的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [ˌpeniˈtenʃəri:]
KK音标发音： [ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəri]

penitentiary的词性：
n.（名词）

1. A prison for those convicted of major crimes.
重罪监狱：一种为重大犯罪者所设的监狱

2. Roman Catholic Church
【罗马天主教】

3. A tribunal of the Roman Curia having jurisdiction in matters relating to penance, dispensations, and papal absolutions.
宗教裁判所：罗马天主教中有权处理悔罪、补赎和赦罪等事宜的元老会法庭

4. A priest whose special function is the administration of the sacrament of penance in a particular church or diocese.
忏悔牧师：在一个特定的教堂或教区专门从事忏悔礼的牧师

penitentiary的词性：
adj.（形容词）

5. Of or for the purpose of penance; penitential.
惩处的或用于惩处的；用作忏悔的

6. Relating to or used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers.
惩治的：有关或用作惩处或教养罪犯或犯错误者的

7. Resulting in or punishable by imprisonment in a penitentiary:
感化的：导致受感化教养的或可用感化教养惩处的：

a penitentiary offense.
受感化教养惩处的犯罪

penitentiary的词源：

8. Middle English penitenciarie [penance officer, episcopal prison]
中古英语 penitenciarie [忏悔官，主教监狱]

9. from Medieval Latin p?nitenti3ria [feminine of] p?nitenti3rius
源自 中世纪拉丁语 p?nitenti3ria [] p?nitenti3rius的阴性词

10. from Latin paenitentia [penitence]
源自 拉丁语 paenitentia [悔罪]

11. from paenit?ns [penitent] * see penitent
源自 paenit?ns [悔罪的] *参见 penitent