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Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th
captive
cap·tive (kăpʹtĭv)n. 1. One, such as a prisoner of war, who is forcibly confined, subjugated, or enslaved. 2. One held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion.adj. 1. Taken and held prisoner, as in war. 2. Held in bondage; enslaved. 3. Kept under restraint or control; confined: captive birds. 4. Restrained by circumstances that prevent free choice: a captive audience; a captive market. 5. Enraptured, as by beauty; captivated. [Middle English captif, from Old French, from Latin captīvus, from captus, past participle of capere, to seize. See kap- in Indo-European Roots.]
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