prisonとは

意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɪzən/, [pʰɹ̠̊ɪzn̩]
• 韻: -ɪzən

名詞

prison (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 prisons)

1. A place or institution of confinement, especially of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.

   Synonyms: bridewell, big house; see also Thesaurus:prison

   Coordinate terms: gaol, jail, slammer, hoosegow

   Hypernyms: correctional facility, correctional institution

   Hyponyms: panopticon, dungeon

   The cold stone walls of the prison had stood for over a century.

2. (uncountable) Confinement in prison.

   Synonym: imprisonment

   Prison was a harrowing experience for him.

3. (colloquial, figuratively) Any restrictive environment, such as a harsh academy or home.

   The academy was a prison for many of its students because of its strict teachers.

派生語

動詞

prison (三人称単数 現在形 prisons, 現在分詞 prisoning, 過去形および過去分詞形 prisoned)

1. (transitive) To imprison.

Further reading

• prison at OneLook Dictionary Search

アナグラム

• porins, prions, proins, ripons, spinor