課本中不會教你的[C]145　captivity，captive，captivate，capture和arrest

145　captivity，captive，captivate，capture和arrest

① captivity為名詞，意為“囚禁”。

② captive為名詞，意為“俘虜，囚徒”（a person taken prisoner，esp. in war）。

These captives will be taken to the rear areas. 這些俘虜將被押送到后方。

The pirates took many captives and sold them as slaves. 海盜抓了很多人，并把他們當奴隸賣掉。

③ captivate為動詞，意為“使迷惑，使入迷”（charm，excite，attract）。

The children were captivated by the story. 孩子們被那些故事迷住了。

I was captivated by the cordiality of your people. 貴國人民的熱忱使我深受感動。

④ capture為動詞，意思是“俘虜，捕獲，奪得”（make a prisoner，take/obtain by force），表示“抓獲”時，指經過查找或通過武力，使用計謀或技巧而捕獲。

We captured butterflies with a net. 我們用網捕捉蝴蝶。

The cat has captured a mouse. 貓抓到了一只老鼠。

They captured 1，000 enemy soldiers in the battle. 他們在這場戰(zhàn)役中俘虜了1000個敵軍。

⑤ arrest指官方“拘捕，逮捕”。

The smugglers were arrested and sent to prison. 走私犯被捕入獄。

The police arrested the murderer. 警察逮捕了那個殺人犯。