1580s, "one allowed to live in a house rented by another" (usually for a consideration), from in "inside" + mate "companion." Sense of "one confined to an institution" is first attested 1834.
雙語例句
1. He learned this song as an inmate at a Texas prison.
他在得克薩斯監獄服刑時學會了這首歌。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The inmate outwitted his guards and escaped.
囚犯騙過警衛逃跑了.
來自辭典例句
3. I think you'll make a nice addition to the inmate community.
我想你會是這個犯人社會不錯的加入者.
來自電影對白
4. A young , tough - looking inmate , Tweener, steps of the bus.
一個年青 、 貌似粗野的犯人Tweener走出了大巴.
來自互聯網
5. The average inmate, however, leaves prison in about two years.