condemned
/kənˈdemd/ (bre, ipa) · /kənˈdemd/ (ame, ipa) · /kən-ˈdemd/ (ame, mw)
condemned — 形容詞
- condemnedpositive
- more condemnedcomparative
- most condemnedsuperlative
1. Used to describe a prisoner whom a court has ordered to be executed, normally af
死刑犯的
被判死刑、即將處決的
Used to describe a prisoner whom a court has ordered to be executed, normally after a murder conviction or another extremely grave offence.
The condemned man, Dario, asked to see a priest the night before the execution.
那名死刑犯 Dario 要求在處決前一晚見一位神父。
attributive: condemned + man/woman/prisoner
Tamar refused to photograph any of the condemned prisoners during her prison visit.
Tamar 在參觀監獄時，拒絕拍攝任何死刑犯。
Each condemned inmate at Huntsville prison was allowed a single phone call before the date was set.
Huntsville 監獄裡每個死刑犯，都被允許在行刑日期確定前打一通電話。
Charlotte spent ten years writing letters to condemned men on death row in Texas.
Charlotte 花了十年寫信給德州死囚牢裡的死刑犯。
Chaplain Hugo stayed with the condemned woman in her cell until just before dawn.
Hugo 牧師在牢房裡陪著那名女死刑犯，直到天快亮。
- pardoned
released from the sentence rather than awaiting it
文法句型
condemned + noun (man, woman, prisoner, criminal)
用法筆記
Almost always attributive (before a noun like 'man', 'prisoner', 'cell'). Subject is the person under sentence of death, never the crime itself.
常見錯誤
2. Marked by inspectors as too dangerous for people to enter or too unsafe to eat,
判定危險的
經官方判定不堪使用的
Marked by inspectors as too dangerous for people to enter or too unsafe to eat, so the building or food can no longer be used.
The city tore down a row of condemned houses near the old harbour last spring.
去年春天，市政府拆掉了舊港邊一排被判定危險的房子。
attributive: condemned + building noun
Yara warned the children to stay away from the condemned warehouse on Maple Street.
Yara 警告孩子們別靠近 Maple 街上那棟被判定危險的倉庫。
Health inspectors loaded the condemned meat into a sealed truck and drove it to the incinerator.
衛生稽查員把判定不可食用的肉品裝上密封卡車，運往焚化爐銷毀。
Liam bought the condemned cottage cheaply, planning to rebuild it from the foundation up.
Liam 便宜買下那棟被判定危險的小屋，打算從地基重建。
Bright orange notices on the condemned building warned trespassers of falling bricks and rotten floors.
被判定危險的建築上貼著鮮橘色告示，警告闖入者小心落磚和腐爛地板。
- uninhabitable
describes only living spaces; doesn't extend to food or vehicles
- derelict
describes abandoned, run-down state without implying an official ruling
- habitable
officially or practically safe to live in
文法句型
condemned + noun (building, house, meat)
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this sense describes objects (buildings, food), never people. Subject is usually a structure inspectors have officially declared unsafe.