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jail AHD[jāl] D.J.[dʒeɪl]K.K.[dʒel]n.(名词)- A place for the confinement of persons in lawful detention; a prison.监狱:依法律上的置留而监禁人的地方;监狱
- Detention in a jail.拘禁:监狱中的置留
n.attributive.(定语名词)- Often used to modify another noun:经常用来修饰另一个名词:a jail population; jail conditions.监狱人数;监狱中的情况
v.tr.(及物动词)jailed, jail.ing, jails - To detain in custody; imprison.监禁:关押;禁锢
- From Middle English jaiole from Old French 源自 中古英语 jaiole 源自 古法语
- and from Middle English gaiol, gaol from Old North French gaiole 并源自 中古英语 gaiol, gaol 源自 古法国北方方言 gaiole
- both from Vulgar Latin *gaviola 都源自 俗拉丁语 *gaviola
- from Latin *caveola [diminutive of] cavea [cage, hollow] 源自 拉丁语 *caveola cavea的小后缀 [笼子,洞,穴]
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