🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

前囚犯

Pronunciation / Transliteration: qián qiúfàn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Former-Inmate/ˈfɔːrmər ˈɪneɪt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"前囚犯在寻找工作。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who has previously been incarcerated in a prison or correctional facility.

    "After serving his time, the former-inmate struggled to reintegrate into society."
  2. 2

    An individual who has completed their sentence and is no longer in custody.

    "The organization provides support services for former-inmates seeking employment."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'former-inmate' combines 'former', derived from the Old French 'former' meaning 'to form or shape', and 'inmate', which originates from the Latin 'in' meaning 'in' and 'mānsio' meaning 'a dwelling'. The phrase evolved to refer to individuals who previously resided in a correctional facility.

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