1580s, "one allowed to live in a house rented by another" (usually for a consideration), from in "inside" + mate "companion." Sense of "one confined to an institution" is first attested 1834.
实用例句
1. He learned this song as an inmate at a Texas prison.
他在得克萨斯监狱服刑时学会了这首歌。来自柯林斯例句
2. The inmate outwitted his guards and escaped.
囚犯骗过警卫逃跑了.来自辞典例句
3. I think you'll make a nice addition to the inmate community.
我想你会是这个犯人社会不错的加入者.来自电影对白
4. A young , tough - looking inmate , Tweener, steps of the bus.
一个年青 、 貌似粗野的犯人Tweener走出了大巴.来自互联网
5. The average inmate, however, leaves prison in about two years.
