An inmate is a person being kept in a prison (or, in some places, a jail). Guards, lawyers, and news writers use this word a lot; it is the usual, slightly official way to say someone who lives inside the prison now.

An inmate這個字 is是指 a person被關在 being kept in a prison監獄裡 (or, in some places, a jail)(有些地方叫 jail)的人。 Guards, lawyers, and news writers獄警、律師和新聞記者 use this word很常用這個字 a lot ; it is這是 the usual, slightly official way比較常見、稍微正式的說法 to say someone說一個人 who lives inside the prison now現在住在監獄裡。

Though actually, older English also used inmate for anyone living in an institution — a hospital, an old asylum — because the first idea was simply a person who lives in this house. Today, if you hear inmate with no extra words, people almost always mean prison.

Though actually不過實際上 older English較早的英文 also used也會用 inmateinmate for anyone來指 living in an institution住在任何機構裡的人 a hospital, an old asylum醫院、舊式的療養院 because因為 the first idea這個字最早的意思 was simply單純是 a person who lives in this house「住在這棟房子裡的人」。 Today現在 if you hear如果你聽到 inmate with no extra wordsinmate 而沒有其他說明 people almost always mean大家幾乎都是指 prison監獄。

Some campaigners prefer prisoner or incarcerated person, because inmate can sound as if the person belongs to the building; most everyday speech still says inmate.

Some campaigners有些倡議人士 prefer比較喜歡用 prisoner or incarcerated personprisoner 或 incarcerated person because因為 inmate can sound as ifinmate 聽起來可能像是 the person belongs to the building這個人屬於那棟建築 ; most everyday speech但日常口語大多 still says還是說 inmateinmate。