英語

prisoner

gb/pɹˈɪznɚ/ us/pɹˈɪznɚ/
A2 英語
~ 2000
語義
0件の語義
名詞 A2 entity
1

Person held in prison

A person who is kept in a prison by the police or government.

用法パターン: [someone] is a prisoner
よくある間違い:
Learners sometimes confuse 'prisoner' with 'guard', which is the person watching over the prisoners.
類義語
inmate (Commonly used for someone living in prison; slightly more formal.)
対義語
free citizen (A person not under arrest or imprisonment.)
コロケーション
political prisoner |prisoner of war |take prisoner |release a prisoner |free the prisoner
テーマ
law |crime |justice |daily_life
例文
  • The prisoner was sentenced to ten years in jail.
  • Several prisoners escaped during the night.
  • She works as a teacher for prisoners at the local jail.
  • The guards escorted the prisoner to the courtroom.
学習者向け例文
  • The prisoner is in a small room.
  • The police take the prisoner to the station.
  • The prisoner eats lunch at noon.
  • The prisoner talks to a lawyer.
名詞 B1 entity
2

Person captured in war

A person caught and kept by the enemy in a war.

用法パターン: [someone] is a prisoner of [group/country]
よくある間違い:
Learners may not realize 'prisoner of war' is a fixed expression meaning someone captured in war.
類義語
captive (General term for someone kept against their will, not limited to war.)
対義語
liberated soldier (A soldier who has been freed after being held captive.)
コロケーション
prisoner of war |taken prisoner |release prisoners |hold prisoners
テーマ
war |conflict |military |law |politics
例文
  • He was taken prisoner during the battle.
  • The soldiers rescued several prisoners from the camp.
  • The treaty called for the exchange of prisoners of war.
学習者向け例文
  • They take him prisoner in the fight.
  • The army frees the prisoners.
  • He is a prisoner of the other side.
文法
辞書形
prisoner
IPA
GB/pɹˈɪznɚ/
US/pɹˈɪznɚ/
音節・強勢
pris - on - er (3音節)
Stress on 1st syllable (pris)
活用形
Noun
  • Base: prisoner
  • Plural: prisoners
関連語
Forms
prisoners noun
Core family
prison noun A2 imprison verb B2 imprisonment noun B2
Related words
jail noun B1 inmate noun B2
Advanced or less common
incarcerate verb incarceration noun C1
表現

hold prisoner

1
/hˈoʊld pɹˈɪznɚ/
fixed phrase

Keep someone in custody

To keep someone locked up and not free to go.

例文
  • They are holding two journalists prisoner.
  • The kidnappers held her prisoner for weeks.

prisoner of war

1
/pɹˈɪznɚ əv wˈɔɹ/
fixed phrase

Soldier captured in battle

A soldier who is caught and kept by the enemy during a war.

例文
  • Many prisoners of war were returned after the conflict ended.
  • He spent three years as a prisoner of war.

set free a prisoner

1
/sˈɛt fɹˈi ə pɹˈɪznɚ/
fixed phrase

Release a prisoner from custody

To let a prisoner go free.

例文
  • The governor set free several prisoners on New Year's Day.
  • They set the political prisoner free after ten years.

take prisoner

1
/tˈeɪk pɹˈɪznɚ/
fixed phrase

Capture someone and hold them

To catch someone and keep them as a prisoner.

例文
  • The rebels took several soldiers prisoner.
  • Police took the suspect prisoner after a long chase.

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