captive

🇺🇸 /ˈkæptɪv/ 🇬🇧 /ˈkæptɪv/
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adjective
R

held as a prisoner or trapped in a place with no way out

The soldiers were held captive in the enemy camp.

兵士たちは敵のキャンプで捕虜として拘束されていた。

R

not free to leave or make your own choices

The speaker had a captive audience who couldn't leave the room.

話し手は部屋を出られない拘束された聴衆を抱えていた。

noun
R

a person who is held as a prisoner, often during war

The rebels released all their captives after the peace agreement.

反乱軍は和平合意後にすべての捕虜を解放した。

translation

adj. 捕虜の;閉じ込められた, 離れられない;制限された
n. 捕虜;囚人

語形変化

Plural captives