captivity
captivity
(pl. -ies)
(pl. -ies)
- [mass noun]the condition of being imprisoned or confined
被关押；被监禁，囚禁
he was released after 865 days in captivity.
被囚禁865天后，他得以获释。
the third month of their captivity passed.
他们已经被关押了三个月了。
■(the Captivity). short for Babylonian Captivity
Babylonian Captivity 的简称
- late Middle English: from Latin captivitas, from captivus 'taken captive' (see captive)
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