captive

Esir alınmış veya hapsedilmiş kişi ya da hayvan

A person or animal that is imprisoned or confined.

• The captives were released after three months.
• The zoo rescued animals held captive in poor conditions.
• He was held captive by rebels for two years.
• The documentary examined the ethical implications of keeping any intelligent marine mammal as a captive in commercial aquariums.
• Archaeologists uncovered inscriptions suggesting that each captive was assigned specific labor tasks within the ancient construction projects.
• Wildlife biologists debate whether breeding programs can successfully reintroduce a captive population into its native habitat after several generations.

Eş anlamlılar: prisoner, hostage, detainee, internee

Zıt anlamlılar: free person, liberator

Esir, hapsedilmiş veya kaçamayan

Imprisoned, confined, or unable to escape.

• The captive animals were finally released into the wild.
• She felt captive in her own home during the lockdown.
• They kept the bird captive in a small cage.

Eş anlamlılar: imprisoned, confined, trapped, caged, incarcerated

Zıt anlamlılar: free, liberated, independent