| 词汇 | reformatory |
| 词源 | reformatory. Reformatory is an old English word dating back to at least the 16th century, but it wasn’t applied to what is in ef- fect a prison for juveniles until the Elmira, New York Reforma- tory was established early in the 19th century. |
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