inmate
noun[C]
uk/ˈɪn.meɪt/us/ˈɪn.meɪt/apersonwho iskeptin aprisonor ahospitalforpeoplewho arementallyill
（监狱中的）囚犯；（精神病院中的）病人- Women make up about 6percentof all inmates in the U.S.
- The inmatesclaimthey have beenmistreatedby theprisonguards.
- Two inmatesmanagedtoescapeduring theriot.
- Someprisoninmates have gone onhungerstrike.
- Theprisonhas had littlesuccessinrehabilitatinginmates.
People held in prison
- captive
- cellmate
- co-prisoner
- con
- convict
- dead
- dead man walkingidiom
- detainee
- detenu
- gaolbird
- hostage
- internee
- jailbird
- lag
- lifer
- political prisoner
- pow
- prisoner
- prisoner of conscience
- prisoner of war