captive

noun · adjective · verbB1

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

captives

1.
One who has been captured or is otherwise confined.
2.
One held prisoner.
3.
(figuratively)(figurative) One charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection; one who is captivated.
4.
A captive insurance company, a subsidiary of a company used as its internal insurer.

Tính từ

adjective

1.
(not comparable)Held prisoner; not free; confined.
2.
(not comparable)Subdued by love; charmed; captivated.
3.
(not comparable)Of or relating to bondage or confinement; serving to confine.
captive chains; captive hours

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

captives

V_ing/Gerund

captiving

V_ed/pp

captived

1.
(archaic, transitive)To capture; to take captive.

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Trái nghĩa

non-captivenoncaptivenon-captive, noncaptive

Cùng gốc / liên quan

captivancecaptivelyencaptiverecaptivesemicaptivetake captive

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-proine-pro Middle English captif; Latin captīvus, probably through a borrowing from a Middle French - intermediate. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (seize, hold). caitiff.