inmate的词源

英文词源

inmate (n.)

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.

中文词源

inmate：精神病友，狱友

in-,在内，在里，mate,伴侣。现主要用于指精神病友，狱友。

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