Word · Frequency #11324
captives
俘虏；囚徒；被俘者
captives is the plural of captive.
a person who is captured or held prisoner
- 1.
One who has been captured or is otherwise confined.
被捕获或被限制的人
- 2.
One held prisoner.
被囚禁者
- 3.
One charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection; one who is captivated.
被美丽、卓越或情感迷住的人
- 4.
A captive insurance company, a subsidiary of a company used as its internal insurer.
自保保险公司,即公司内部保险子公司
着迷的人；被迷住的人；自保保险公司；专属保险公司；被捕获或被限制的人；被囚禁者；被美丽、卓越或情感迷住的人
In use
The soldiers treated their captives with respect.
He remained a captive of her charm and could not leave.
The large company set up a captive to insure its own risks.
Connections
Collocations
- release captives
- 释放俘虏
- The government agreed to release the captives after months of negotiation.政府同意在数月谈判后释放俘虏。
- take captives
- 俘虏某人；抓捕战俘
- The invading forces took many captives during the battle.入侵部队在战斗中俘虏了许多人。
- exchange captives
- 交换俘虏
- The two sides met to exchange captives as part of the peace deal.双方会面，按照和平协议交换俘虏。
- hold captives
- 扣押俘虏；关押战俘
- The militia held captives in an underground prison.民兵组织将俘虏关押在地下监狱。
- war captive
- 战俘
- He was a war captive for three years before escaping.他当了三年战俘，之后才逃脱。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
captive 以 cap 开头，想象一顶帽子把人扣住；被俘者 captive 就像被网兜罩住，逃不掉。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：新闻报道、历史叙述、法律与军事语境 作“被囚禁者”讲时，captive 多用于正式或书面语境，如新闻报道、历史和法律叙述；日常口语中更常说 prisoner。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 captive /ˈkæptɪv/ 真正押韵的是 adaptive /əˈdæptɪv/（重读音节元音及之后部分相同）。注意 active、native、positive 虽然都以 -tive 结尾，但读音不同，不押韵；capture、caption 与 captive 共享开头的 capt- 拼写，但发音也不同。
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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