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penitentiary /penɪtenʃəri/ [countable] (name) a large prison in the us, especially one for people who have committed serious crimes（美国尤用于关押重犯的大型）监狱◆the execution was carried out at the state penitentiary in fort madison.在麦迪逊堡的州监狱中执行了处决。penitentiary/ˌpenɪˈtenʃəri ||; ˌpɛnəˈtɛnʃərɪ/noun [c] (plural penitentiaries) (us 美) a prison 监狱penitentiarysee ⇨ prison 1 pen·i·ten·tia·ry /ˏpɛnə`tɛnʃərɪ; ˌpenɪˈtenʃəri/n [c]a prison in the us ［美国的］监狱:◇the state penitentiary 州监狱 |