1680s, from Latin captor "a catcher," agent noun from captus, past participle of capere "to take" (see capable). Earlier it meant "censor" (1640s). Fem. form captress recorded from 1867.
双语例句
1. He could never ever give any responses to his captor other than name, rank, serial number and date of birth.
除姓名、军衔、部队编号和出生年月外，他再也不肯回答俘获他的人的任何问题。
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2. His captor, a man dressed in discreet dark clothing.
俘获他的人穿着不显眼的黑衣服.
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3. An experimentalin Denmark that uses monoethanolamine as the captor has been running for two years.
丹麦一家使用单乙醇胺做二氧化碳吸收剂的实验厂已经运行了两年.
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4. She sends a suicide note to her captor Octavian , who has lodged in her palace.
她给屋大维送去了遗书.屋大维就住在她的皇宫里.
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5. An experimental plant in Denmark thatuses monoethanolamine as the captor has been running for two years.
