Significato: captivecap·tive || 'kæptɪvn. prigioniero; schiavoadj. prigioniero; in gabbia, in cattività; (fig) affascinato, attratto, sedotto; di un prigioniero; (Comm) sussidiario, ausiliario; (Pol) che subisce l'influenza di; satellite
captive Idioma
captive audience
captive audience Listeners or onlookers who have no choice but to attend. For example, It's a required course and, knowing he has a captive audience, the professor rambles on endlessly. This expression, first recorded in 1902, uses captive in the sense of “unable to escape.”
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