The officers got out and the prisoner stood to attention and saluted as they passed.
軍官們下了車，戰俘立正站好，并在他們從他面前經過時敬了禮。
新概念英語第二冊
Lesson 81 Escape
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 囚犯;犯人;俘虜;刑事被告;
?? prison監獄 + er 表示人,行為的主動者，做某事的人 → n.囚犯
"The prisoner was taken under escort to the jail."
罪犯被押送到監獄.
近義：inmate, jailbird, incluse, recluse, captive, con
n. 注意，注意力;照料，關懷;殷勤;
int. [口令]立正;
?? at向+tent延伸+ion表名詞 →伸展出去聽別人講 →注意力
"He nodded absently, his attention absorbed by the screen."
他專心注視著屏幕，只是心不在焉地點了點頭。
近義：heedfulness, application, industriousness, intentness, interest, mindfulness
反義：apathy, impassiveness, impassivity, indifference, indolence, lassitude