captive

捕虜、囚人

特に戦争で捕らえられ、本人の意思に反して閉じ込められている人。

やさしい英語で： Someone who has been caught and is kept somewhere against their will, especially during war.

• The captive could not escape.
• The soldiers released three captives after the battle.
• Guards brought food to the captives in the camp.

類義語： prisoner

よく使う表現： release a captive, a war captive, free the captive, a helpless captive

監禁の、束縛の

意思に反して閉じ込められることに関する、または閉じ込めるための。

やさしい英語で： Connected with being kept somewhere against your will, or used to keep someone there.

• His captive chains felt heavy.
• She counted the long captive hours in her cell.
• The poem describes a captive life behind locked doors.

よく使う表現： captive chains, captive hours, captive life