n.[C]

1. 监狱
   He worked as a warden at the state penitentiary.

   他在这所州监狱任看守长。

2. （天主教的）宗教裁判所；宗教裁判官

a.

1. 应处监禁的
2. 用作惩处的
3. 监狱的
4. 悔过的；忏悔的

n.

1. N. Amer. a prison for people convicted of serious crimes.
2. (in the Roman Catholic Church) a priest appointed to administer penance.
   ▸an office in the papal court deciding questions relating to penance, dispensations, etc.