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).
captivity 英文释义
1. the state of being imprisoned;
"he was held in captivity until he died"
"the imprisonment of captured soldiers"
"his ignominious incarceration in the local jail"
"he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon"
2. the state of being a slave;
"So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity"--Shakespeare
captivity 双语例句
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。
来自柯林斯例句
2. He was held in captivity for three years.
他被监禁了三年。
来自《权威词典》
3. It is often difficult to get animals to mate in captivity.
常常很难使被关的动物交配.
来自《简明英汉词典》
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。
来自柯林斯例句
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。
来自柯林斯例句
captivity 实用场景例句
He was held in captivity for three years.
他被监禁了三年。
牛津词典
The bird had escaped from captivity.
那只鸟已经逃离樊笼。
牛津词典
The great majority of barn owls are reared in captivity...
大多数仓鸮都是笼养的。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
An American missionary was released today after more than two months of captivity...
一位美国传教士在被关押两个多月后于今天获释。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
He was held in captivity until he died.
他被终生监禁.
期刊摘选
Animals in captivity frequently suffer severe mental anguish in confinement.
被关起来的动物经常遭受囚禁所带来的剧烈的精神痛苦.
期刊摘选
Some animals don't breed well in captivity.
有些动物在牢笼中,繁殖的不好.
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Pandas rarely mate in captivity.
猫熊在豢养环境中很少交配.
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So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity.
所以,每个奴隶自己手中都拥有消除被他人奴役的状况的力量.
期刊摘选
The wild bird raised in the captivity died.
关在笼子里的野鸟死了.
期刊摘选
They managed to draw him out from him a full account of his escape from captivity.
他们设法让他详述了他是怎样在囚禁后逃出来的.
《简明英汉词典》
And only birds bred in regulated captivity can be legally traded.
只有在控制下进行人工繁殖的鸟儿才能进行合法交易.
期刊摘选
In captivity, these complex and multifaceted social relationships are left in tatters.
在束缚的环境下, 它们间复杂,多样性的社会关系完全瓦解.
期刊摘选
Wild animals don't breed well in captivity.
圈着的动物繁殖不好.
期刊摘选
A zoo is a place where live animals are kept in captivity for the public to see.
动物园是圈养动物以供公众观看的场所.
《简明英汉词典》
It is often difficult to get animals to mate in captivity.
常常很难使被关的动物交配.
《简明英汉词典》
It came a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.
它的到来如同快乐的黎明战胜了漫漫长夜的煎熬.
期刊摘选
And afterward I will bring again the captivity of the children of Ammon, saith the Lord.
耶49:6后来我还要使被掳的亚扪人归回.是耶和华说的.
期刊摘选
It came a joyous daybreak to end the long night of captivity.
它就像欢快的黎明来临,结束了奴隶被囚禁的漫漫长夜.
期刊摘选
They were in captivity for a week.
他们已被监禁一个星期了.
期刊摘选
In captivity, gorillas have displayed significant intelligence and have even learned simple human sign language.
人工饲养的时候大猩猩表现出了显著的聪明才智,甚至学会了简单的人类手语.
期刊摘选
The test of spiritual concentration is bringing the imagination into captivity.
禁锢想象力对灵性专注是一项考验.
期刊摘选
Prisoners sometimes ease their captivity by endowing their jailers with extraordinary qualities.
犯人有时表现出非常好的品德以取悦狱卒,以此改善他们的境遇.
辞典例句
Many more died on their way to captivity.
更多的人在运往监禁处的途中死去.
辞典例句
Through Cheetah Conservation Station, scientists are having success in breeding cheetahs in captivity.
通过建立印度豹保护站, 科学家在笼中成功地繁殖了印度豹.
期刊摘选
He was held in captivity for three years.
他被监禁了三年。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
If someone has been in captivity for a long time, he will have changed as a result of his experience.
如果某人遭到长时间囚禁，他会因为他的经历而有所改变。
柯林斯例句
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。
柯林斯例句
He also talked briefly about the isolation he endured while in captivity.
