captivity
Aussprachen (2)
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/kæpˈtɪvɪti/
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kæpˈtɪvɪti
Substantiv
The state of being captive.
Gebrauch- zählbar
- nicht zählbar
- Beispiele
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held in captivity
escape from captivity
Weitere Beispiele (2)
The animals lived in captivity at the zoo.
He wrote a memoir about his years in captivity.
A group of people/beings captive.
Gebrauch- zählbar
- außer Gebrauch
- nicht zählbar
The state or period of being imprisoned, confined, or enslaved.
Gebrauch- zählbar
- nicht zählbar
- Beispiele
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long captivity
Substantiv
the state of being imprisoned
- Oberbegriffe
- Beispiele
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he was held in captivity until he died
the imprisonment of captured soldiers
Weitere Beispiele (2)
his ignominious incarceration in the local jail
he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon
the state of being a slave
- Synonyme
- Oberbegriffe
Wortformen
captivities