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penitentiary

/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəɹi/

Meanings
noun

监狱， 监牢。

A state or federal prison for convicted felons; (broadly) a prison.

Examples :

"He was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary for armed robbery. "
他因为持械抢劫被判处在联邦监狱服刑十年。
government law building state police society
noun

教廷圣赦法院

An office of the papal court which examines cases of conscience, confession, absolution from vows, etc., and delivers decisions, dispensations, etc.; run by a cardinal called the Grand Penitentiary who is appointed by the pope.

Examples :

"Given the context of a papal court office, using everyday topics would be misleading. A simple, contextually accurate sentence is: "The Catholic bishop sought clarification from the Penitentiary regarding the absolution of a complex vow." "
天主教主教向教廷圣赦法院寻求关于解除复杂誓愿的澄清。
religion government theology

Related Words

Illustration contextually

contextually adverb

/kənˈtɛkstʃuəli/ /kənˈtɛkstʃəli/

根据语境，结合上下文。

"The student contextually analyzed the poem, considering the author's life and the historical period it was written in. "

这个学生结合上下文分析了这首诗，考虑了作者的生平和诗歌创作的历史时期。

Illustration penitential

penitential noun

/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəl/ /ˌpɛnəˈtɛnʃəl/

补赎书，忏悔书。

"The historian consulted the ancient penitential to understand the early church's practices of confession and absolution. "

历史学家查阅了古代的补赎书，以了解早期教会关于忏悔和赦免的实践。

Illustration accidentally

accidentally adverb

/ˌæksəˈdɛnt(ə)li/

偶然地，意外地

"He discovered penicillin largely accidentally."

他发现青霉素，很大程度上是偶然发生的。

Illustration confessions

confessions noun

/kənˈfɛʃənz/

坦白，供认，忏悔

"After the cookies disappeared, there were tearful confessions from the children about who ate them. "

饼干不见之后，孩子们哭着坦白了是谁偷吃的。

Illustration clarification

clarification noun

/ˌklæɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

澄清，说明，阐明。

"The clarification of wine."

葡萄酒的澄清过程。

Illustration dispensations

dispensations noun

/dɪˌspɛnˈseɪʃənz/ /ˌdɪspɛnˈseɪʃənz/

分配，天命，安排.

"Despite the unexpected hardships, the family accepted the dispensations of life with grace and resilience. "

尽管生活出乎意料地充满了艰辛，这个家庭仍然以优雅和坚韧的态度接受了命运的安排。

Illustration rehabilitation

rehabilitation noun

/ɹiːəˌbɪlɪˈteɪʃən/ /riːhəˌbɪlɪˈteɪʃən/

康复，复原，恢复。

"The rehabilitation program helped the injured athlete regain strength and return to playing sports. "

康复计划帮助受伤的运动员恢复了力量，并重返赛场。

Illustration prescribes

prescribes verb

/prɪˈskraɪbz/

开（药），嘱咐用（药）。

"The doctor prescribed aspirin."

医生开了阿司匹林（药），嘱咐病人服用。

Illustration administers

administers verb

/ədˈmɪnɪstərz/ /ædˈmɪnɪstərz/

给药，施用药物，用药

"We administered the medicine to our dog by mixing it in his food."

我们把药混在狗粮里给他吃了，等于给他用了药。

Illustration conscience

conscience noun

/kɒnʃəns/

良心，道德心。

"Your conscience is your highest authority."

你的良心是你最高的准则。

Illustration contrition

contrition noun

/kənˈtɹɪʃən/

懊悔，悔恨。

"After losing her temper and shouting at her son, Sarah felt deep contrition. "

莎拉对儿子发脾气、大吼大叫后，内心感到深深的懊悔。

Illustration absolution

absolution noun

/æb.səˈljuː.ʃn̩/ /ˌæb.səˈl(j)u.ʃn̩/

赦免，宽恕.

"After confessing his wrongdoings to the priest, the man felt a sense of relief upon receiving absolution. "

在向神父忏悔了自己的罪行后，这名男子得到赦免，顿感如释重负。