Word · Frequency #11324
captive
被囚禁的；被俘获的；失去自由的
Kept as a prisoner; not free; confined.
- 1.
Held prisoner; not free; confined.
被囚禁的；不自由的；受限制的
- 2.
Subdued by love; charmed; captivated.
被爱征服；迷住；吸引
- 3.
Of or relating to bondage or confinement; serving to confine.
关于束缚或监禁的；用于限制的
囚禁的；束缚的；限制的；被迷住的；倾心的；被吸引的；被囚禁的；不自由的；受限制的；被爱征服；迷住；吸引；关于束缚或监禁的；用于限制的
In use
The captive eagle was released back into the wild after recovering from its injury.
The speaker held the audience captive with her fascinating story.
They kept the soldiers captive in a small room for several days.
Connections
Collocations
- captive audience
- 不得已的听众；身不由己的听众
- The speaker had a captive audience in the waiting room.演讲者在等候室里拥有一群不得不听的听众。
- captive market
- 受制于人的市场；垄断市场
- Because there was only one internet provider, customers were a captive market.因为只有一家互联网供应商，顾客成了受制于人的市场。
- captive breeding
- 人工圈养繁殖
- Captive breeding has helped save the species from extinction.人工圈养繁殖帮助这个物种免于灭绝。
- captive animal
- 圈养动物；被囚禁的动物
- Captive animals often live longer than their wild counterparts.圈养动物通常比野生动物活得更久。
- hold (someone) captive
- 囚禁（某人）；俘虏（某人）
- The rebels held the tourists captive for several days.叛军把这些游客囚禁了好几天。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
captive 里藏着 capture（捕获）：被抓住锁住，就是“被囚禁的、不自由的”。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：新闻报道、文学作品、法律或正式文件 captive 作形容词时，字面义“被囚禁的”在新闻报道和法律语境中较常见，语气通常中性；比喻义“被迷住的”则多用于正式或文学语境。整体用法随场合变化，通常偏正式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -tive 结尾，读音含 /tɪv/。其中 adaptive /əˈdæptɪv/ 与 captive /ˈkæptɪv/ 从重读元音起的 /æptɪv/ 完全相同，构成押韵。注意 active /ˈæktɪv/ 的辅音簇是 /kt/ 而非 /pt/，adoptive /əˈdɑːptɪv/ 的重读元音不同，narrative /ˈnærətɪv/ 后接的是 /rə/，所以它们都与 captive 不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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