• n. (尤指)同院病人；同獄犯人；同被(收容所)收容者

in-,在內(nèi)，在里，mate,伴侶。現(xiàn)主要用于指精神病友，獄友。

inmate (n.)

1580s, "one allowed to live in a house rented by another" (usually for a consideration), from in "inside" + mate "companion." Sense of "one confined to an institution" is first attested 1834.

1. He learned this song as an inmate at a Texas prison.

他在得克薩斯監(jiān)獄服刑時學(xué)會了這首歌。

來自柯林斯例句

2. The inmate outwitted his guards and escaped.

囚犯騙過警衛(wèi)逃跑了.

來自辭典例句

3. I think you'll make a nice addition to the inmate community.

我想你會是這個犯人社會不錯的加入者.

來自電影對白

4. A young , tough - looking inmate , Tweener, steps of the bus.

一個年青 、 貌似粗野的犯人Tweener走出了大巴.

來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)

5. The average inmate, however, leaves prison in about two years.

但是, 這些罪犯平均會在約兩年后離開監(jiān)獄.

來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)