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語源

From 中期英語 prisoun, prison, from 古期英語 prisūn, a borrowing from Old French prison, from Latin prehensiōnem, accusative singular of prehensiō, from the verb prehendō. Doublet of prehension.

発音

• IPA: /ˈpɹɪzn̩/, [pʰɹ̠̊ɪzn̩]
• 韻: -ɪzən

名詞

prison (countable and uncountable, plural prisons)

1. A place or institution where people are held against their will, in the US especially for long-term confinement, as of those convicted of serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.

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

   Hypernyms: correctional facility, correctional institution

   Hyponyms: panopticon, dungeon

   Coordinate terms: gaol, jail, slammer, hoosegow

   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, figurative) 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 (third-person singular simple present prisons, present participle prisoning, simple past and past participle prisoned)

1. (transitive) To imprison.

Further reading

• “prison”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

アナグラム

• porins, prions, proins, ripons, spinor