confinement
- 英式英标[kən\'faɪnmənt]
- 美式音标[kən\'faɪnmənt]
英文词源
- confinement (n.)
- 1590s, from French confinement (16c.; the Old French word was confinacion), from confiner (see confine). As a euphemism for "childbed" it dates from 1774 (the Middle English expression was Our Lady's bands).
实用例句
- 1. Last night he was being held in solitary confinement in Douglas jail.
- 昨晚他被单独监禁在道格拉斯的监狱里。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. He'd obviously kept himself fit despite his years of confinement.
- 显然，尽管监禁多年，他依旧保持着身体健康。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. There has been a movement to support women seeking home confinement.
- 一场支持女性在家分娩的运动一直在进行。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. her confinement to a wheelchair
- 半步离不开轮椅对她的束缚
来自《权威词典》
- 5. to be in solitary confinement
- 被单独监禁
来自《权威词典》