reformatory
noun [ C ] US old-fashioned uk/rɪˈfɔː.mə.tər.i/ us/rɪˈfɔːr.mə.tɔːr.i/
(尤指旧时的)感化院,少年管教所,青少年教养院
(especially in the past) a type of school where young people who have broken the law are sent instead of prison
For the cab holdup, Benny was placed in a reformatory for almost two years. 因为抢劫出租车,本尼被送去了感化院将近两年。
reformatory
adjective uk/rɪˈfɔː.mə.tər.i/ us/rɪˈfɔːr.mə.tɔːr.i/
起革新作用的,起改良作用的
intended to change something in order to make it better
the reformatory objectives of liberal free trade 自由贸易的改革性目标