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quod

UK /kwɒd/US /kwɑːd/

词源

源自拉丁语 'quod'(意为“什么”或“因为”),在英语中演变为俚语,特指监狱。

noun

❶ 俚语中指监狱或拘留所,主要用于英国英语中,带有非正式和口语化的色彩。

“He spent a night in the quod after the bar fight.”

(酒吧斗殴后,他在拘留所里过了一夜。)

“The thief was thrown into quod for stealing the purse.”

(小偷因为偷钱包被关进了监狱。)

同义词:jail, prison, lockup

常见短语

in quod — 表示某人被关在监狱或拘留所里,常用于非正式场合。

“He's been in quod for three months now.”

(他已经在监狱里待了三个月了。)