captive

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

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.]

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  absorbed, engrossed, enwrapped, intent, wrapped, confined, imprisoned, jailed, prisoner