Parole
[pə'rəʊl] or [pə'rol]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) (law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with.
(noun.) a promise; 'he gave his word'.
(verb.) release a criminal from detention and place him on parole; 'The prisoner was paroled after serving 10 years in prison'.
編輯:朱尔斯--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) A word; an oral utterance.
(n.) Word of promise; word of honor; plighted faith; especially (Mil.), promise, upon one's faith and honor, to fulfill stated conditions, as not to bear arms against one's captors, to return to custody, or the like.
(n.) A watchword given only to officers of guards; -- distinguished from countersign, which is given to all guards.
(n.) Oral declaration. See lst Parol, 2.
(a.) See 2d Parol.
(v. t.) To set at liberty on parole; as, to parole prisoners.
校對:南森
同義詞及近義詞：
a. (Law.) Oral, verbal, by word of mouth.
n. [1]. (Law.) Word of mouth, oral declaration.[2]. (Mil.) Word of honor, word of promise, plighted faith.
手打:玛丽安
解釋/意思:
n. word of mouth: (mil.) word of honour (esp. by a prisoner of war to fulfil certain conditions): the daily password in a camp or garrison.—adj. given by word of mouth: oral—opp. to Documentary as parole evidence.
校對:洛丽
例句/造句/用法:
- Look, Madame Crawley, you were always bon enfant, and I have an interest in you, parole d'honneur. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- And at last he liberated me on parole. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- Mrs. Bagnet, says the trooper, I am on my parole with you. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- After a time he was permitted to go on parole to the city of Siena, which was at least nearer his home outside Florence. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
- I assumed command of the whole and the first night sent the commander of the other regiment the parole and countersign. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- The only terms allowed is their parole as prisoners of war. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- The prisoners were paroled, the artillery parked and the small arms and ammunition destroyed. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- Hovey captured 300 under fire and about 700 in all, exclusive of 500 sick and wounded whom he paroled, thus making 1,200. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- The day before the departure the following order was issued: Paroled prisoners will be sent out of here to-morrow. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- He paroled his prisoners at Jackson, and was forced to leave his own wounded in care of surgeons and attendants. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- Pemberton and his army were kept in Vicksburg until the whole could be paroled. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- The guerillas paroled their prisoners and moved upon Donelson, but the officer in command at that point marched out to meet them and drove them away. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- At Aiken's they would have had to be paroled, because the Confederates did not have Union prisoners to give in exchange. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- The prisoners were paroled and permitted to take their horses and personal property with them. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- It also leaked out that many of the men who had signed their paroles, intended to desert and go to their homes as soon as they got out of our lines. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- By the eleventh, just one week after the surrender, the paroles were completed and the Confederate garrison marched out. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- Several hundred refused to sign their paroles, preferring to be sent to the North as prisoners to being sent back to fight again. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- Pemberton appealed to me in person to compel these men to sign their paroles, but I declined. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- The paroles for these latter must be signed, however, whilst officers present are authorized to sign the roll of prisoners. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
校對:特伦斯