Word · Frequency #7246
inmate
囚犯；住院病人；被收容者
核心释义
常特指监狱在押人员，也可指医院住院者。
a person confined to an institution such as a prison (as a convict) or a hospital (as a patient); a prisoner or hospital patient
- 1.
被关押在监狱(作为囚犯)或医院(作为病人)等机构中的人。
A person confined to an institution such as a prison (as a convict) or hospital (as a patient).
- 2.
同住者(尤指囚犯或住院病人)
one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)
- 3.
与他人同住一居所(如酒店客人、寄宿者或住校学生)或其他场所的人。
A person who shares a residence (such as a hotel guest, a lodger, or a student living on campus), or other place.
- 4.
住院病人
a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated
- 5.
服刑囚犯
a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
同住者；寄宿者；被关押在监狱(作为囚犯)或医院(作为病人)等机构中的人。；同住者(尤指囚犯或住院病人)；与他人同住一居所(如酒店客人、寄宿者或住校学生)或其他场所的人。；住院病人
用法In use
The prison inmate was granted an early release for good behavior.
用法提示：在此句中，“inmate”用作名词，指代被监禁在监狱中的人。
Hospital inmates are not allowed to leave the ward without permission.
用法提示：在此句中，“inmates”是名词的复数形式，指代住院接受治疗的患者。
Many inmates spend their time reading and exercising.
用法提示：在此句中，“inmates”用作名词复数，泛指被监禁的人员。
inmate of [place]
通常用 of 表示所属机构。
He is an inmate of the state penitentiary.
他是州立监狱的一名囚犯。
inmate at [place]
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- fellow inmate
- 狱友
- He became close friends with a fellow inmate during his time in prison.他在监狱期间与一位狱友成为了好朋友。
- prison inmate
- 监狱囚犯
- The prison inmate was granted early release for good behavior.这名监狱囚犯因表现良好被提前释放。
- former inmate
- 前囚犯
- The organization helps former inmates reintegrate into society.该组织帮助前囚犯重新融入社会。
- inmate population
- 囚犯总数
- The inmate population in the state has increased by 10% this year.该州的囚犯总数今年增加了10%。
- inmate rights
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
in（在里面）+ mate（伙伴）= 同住者，联想监狱或医院的室友。
语境与语域Context & Register
该词常指监狱囚犯或医院病人，语境较正式，多用于法律或医疗场景。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the /eɪt/ ending and rhyme with the stressed syllable of 'inmate'. Note that 'inmate' has two syllables while these words have one.
用法优先级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。
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