The incident was reported to the prison governor.是什么意思？

The incident was reported to the prison governor.

这一事件已汇报给监狱长。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

incident

n. 事件，事变，小插曲，敌对行动，骚乱；adj. [法]附带的，[光]入射的，易有的，附随的；

例句
It became very clear that the incident was not just an aberration, it was not just a single incident.
事实已经很清楚，这件事不是偶发的，它并不是一起孤立的事件。

was

v. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质（ be的过去式 ），在，存在，不受干扰；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

reported

adj. 据报告的，据报导的，据传闻的；

例句
A Dr Matthew Owens was reported missing while on an expedition to north-eastern Turkey.
据报道，一位叫马修·欧文斯的博士在前往土耳其东北部考察的途中失踪了。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

prison

n. 监狱，牢笼，监禁，入狱；

例句
The prison authorities have been criticised for not moving more quickly to end the protest by inmates.
监狱当局因没有尽快采取行动制止犯人抗议而受到批评。

governor

n. 主管人员，统治者，管理者，<美>州长，[机]节速器，调节器；

例句
The prison governor has refused to let him go, saying he must first be given authority from his own superiors.
监狱长拒绝释放他，说他首先必须得到上级官员的许可。